Planken facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Planken
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Municipality
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Overlooking Planken
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Planken and its exclaves in Liechtenstein
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| Country |  Liechtenstein |
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| Electoral district | Oberland | ||
| Villages | none | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 786 m (2,579 ft) | ||
| Population
(30-06-2017)
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| • Total | 448 | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST | ||
| Postal code |
9498
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| Area code(s) | 7006 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | LI-05 | ||
| Website | www.planken.li | ||
Planken is a village in Liechtenstein. It has a population of 366 residents. It is the smallest and least populated village or area in the country.
Geography
It is located on the western slope of Drei Schwestern. The center of the main village is on 786m a.s.l.. Additionally the plateau of Oberplanken belongs to the municipality. Its borders on Gamprin's exclave Nendler Berg, the Vaduz' exclave Dachsegg and Eschen in the North, on the Austrian municipality of Frastanz in the East and on Schaan in the South and in the West.
The exclave Plankner Garselli is a former alp in the Samina valley. The Plankner Neugrütt is a cliffy forest north of the village, separated from it a stripe of 20m of land and surrounded by an exclave of Schaan with the same name. The other two exclaves are in the Rhine Valley; Wes is a small meadow and Riet-Äscher is a marsh, both are surrounded by territory of Schaan.
Furthermore, there are two enclaves consisting of woods; Rüttistein that belongs to Vaduz and Schaan's Brunnenegg.
Images for kids
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View of the valley from the Planken hillside
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Village church
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View with fog
See also
In Spanish: Municipio de Planken para niños
