Eschen

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official_nameEschen
settlement_typeMunicipality
native_nameEscha
image_skylinePfarrkirche St. MartinEschen.jpg
image_captionEschen Parish Church
image_flagFlag_of_Eschen_Liechtenstein-1.svg
flag_size30px
image_shieldEschen Wappen.svg
shield_size100px
mapframeyes
pushpin_label_position
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameLiechtenstein
subdivision_type1Electoral district
subdivision_name1Unterland
leader_partyFBP
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameTino Quaderer
established_title
established_title2
established_title3
unit_pref
area_footnotes
area_total_km210.3
population_as_of2023
population_note
population_total4,629
population_density_km2auto
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m453
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code9492
area_code7007
iso_codeLI-02
websitewww.eschen.li
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Eschen (; High Alemannic: Escha) is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. It covers an area of 10.3 km2, and is one of the five communes in the Unterland electoral district. As of 2024, it has a population of 4,629 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is considered to be of Celtic origin, derived from "esca" meaning "by the waterside".

History

Archeological evidence points to some pre-historic settlements in the region. Eschen was established as "Essane" during the Rätic reign in 842 CE. The name of the village Nendeln appears in written text from the 14th century CE. It is given by different names such as Nendla, Endlen, and Anndlen. The first lower secondary school was opened in Eschen in 1906.

Geography

Eschen is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. It covers an area of 10.3 km2, and is one of the five communes in the Unterland electoral district. It shares international borders with Vorarlberg in Austria, and St. Gallen in Switzerland. Locally, it shares land borders with the capital of Vaduz, and other municipalities of Mauren, Schellenberg, Gamprin, Planken and Schaan.

As of 2024, it has a population of 4,629 inhabitants. The municipality includes the village of Nendeln, which has a train station on the Feldkirch-Buchs line.

Politics

Eschen is locally administered by the mayor and a ten member municipal council, elected every four years. The incumbent mayor is Tino Quaderer, since 2019.

Last election

Economy

The headquarters of ThyssenKrupp Presta is located in Eschen. USV Eschen/Mauren is the municipality's local football club.

Notable people

References

References

  1. "Principality of Liechtenstein". Citypopulation.de.
  2. "Einwohnerstatistik 2023". Gemeinde Eschen-Nendeln.
  4. "Eschen history". About Liechtenstein.
  5. "Historical development". [[European Union]].
  6. "Eschen". Liechtensteiner Namenbuch.
  7. "Eschen". Mineral Data.
  8. Mayr, Jürgen. (31 December 2011). "Eschen". [[Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein]].
  9. "Gemeinderat Eschen-Nendeln". Eschen.
  10. "thyssenkrupp Presta: thyssenkrupp Presta AG, Eschen (Liechtenstein)". ThyssenKrupp Presta.
  11. Geiger, Peter. (31 December 2011). "Hoop,Josef(1895–1959)". Historisches Lexikon.
  12. (31 December 2011). "Batliner, Gerard".
  13. "John Latenser Sr.". City of Omaha Landmark Heritage Commission.

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