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Eschen

Escha
Municipality
Eschen Parish Church
Eschen Parish Church
Flag of Eschen
Flag
Coat of arms of Eschen
Coat of arms
Eschen and its exclaves in Liechtenstein
Eschen and its exclaves in Liechtenstein
Country  Liechtenstein
Electoral district Unterland
Villages Nendeln
Area
 • Total 10.38 km2 (4.01 sq mi)
Elevation
453 m (1,486 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total 4,629
 • Density 445.95/km2 (1,155.0/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) CEST
Postal code
9492
Area code(s) 7007
ISO 3166 code LI-02
Website www.eschen.li

Eschen (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʃn̩]; High Alemannic: Escha) is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. It has a population of 4,629 as of 2023, and covers an area of 10.3 square kilometres (4.0 square miles). It is the fourth-largest town in Liechtenstein by population.

Geography

The municipality includes the village of Nendeln, which has a train station on the Feldkirch-Buchs line.

Administration

Schaan is locally administered by the mayor and a 11-person municipal council, elected every four years since 1975. The incumbent mayor is Tino Quaderer, since 2019.

List of mayors (1864–present)

List of mayors (1864–present)
Name Term Party Ref(s).
Josef Schlegel 1864–1870
Martin Öhri 1870–1873
Andreas Batliner 1873–1876
Johann Hasler 1876–1879
Martin Öhri 1879–1882
Johann Gstöhl 1882–1888
Martin Öhri 1888–1889
Ludwig Marxer 1889–1898
Rochus Schafhauser 1898–1903
Johann Gstöhl 1903–1912
Josef Marxer 1912–1918
Josef Marxer (1877) 1918–1933 Progressive Citizens' Party
Josef Meier 1933–1951
Johann Hasler 1951–1963 Patriotic Union
Franz Meier 1963–1969
Alban Meier 1969–1972 Progressive Citizens' Party
Egon Marxer 1972–1987 Patriotic Union
Beat Marxer 1987–1991 Progressive Citizens' Party
Günther Wohlwend 1991–1999 Patriotic Union
Gregor Ott 1999–2011 Progressive Citizens' Party
Günther Kranz 2011–2019 Patriotic Union
Tino Quaderer 2019–present Progressive Citizens' Party

Economy

The headquarters of Novodent and ThyssenKrupp Presta are located in Eschen.

Sport

USV Eschen/Mauren is the municipality's football club.

Notable people

  • Josef Hoop (1895 in Eschen – 1959 in Chur) an attorney-at-law and was Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1928 to 1945.
  • Gerard Batliner (1928 in Eschen – 2008 in Eschen) an attorney-at-law and was Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1962 to 1970.
  • Marlies Amann-Marxer (born 1952) a politician from Liechtenstein, former Minister of Infrastructure, Environment and Sport until 2017; lives with family in Eschen.
  • Mauro Pedrazzini (born 1965) a politician from Liechtenstein, Minister of Social Affairs from 2013 to 2021; he is doctor of physics, lives in Eschen.
  • John Latenser Sr. (1858–1936) Native of Nendeln. Architect involved in several large public projects in Omaha, Nebraska of the US.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Municipio de Eschen para niños

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