Eschen
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Eschen (Template:IPA; High Alemannic: Escha) is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. It covers an area of Template:Cvt, 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".<ref name="History">Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref name="History"/> The first lower secondary school was opened in Eschen in 1906.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
Eschen is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It covers an area of Template:Cvt, and is one of the five communes in the Unterland electoral district.<ref name="Data"/> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
As of 2024, it has a population of 4,629 inhabitants.<ref name="Pop"/> The municipality includes the village of Nendeln, which has a train station on the Feldkirch-Buchs line.<ref name="hlfl">Template:Cite web</ref>
Administration
Eschen is locally administered by the mayor and a ten member municipal council, elected every four years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The incumbent mayor is Tino Quaderer, since 2019.<ref name="hlfl" />
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| Josef Schlegel | 1864–1870 | style="background:Template:Party color" rowspan="11" | | — {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
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| Martin Öhri | 1870–1873 | ||
| Andreas Batliner | 1873–1876 | ||
| Johann Georg 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 | Template:Party name with color | |
| Josef Meier | 1933–1951 | ||
| Johann Georg Hasler | 1951–1963 | Template:Party name with color | |
| Franz Meier | 1963–1969 | ||
| Alban Meier | 1969–1972 | Template:Party name with color | |
| Egon Marxer | 1972–1987 | Template:Party name with color | |
| Beat Marxer | 1987–1991 | Template:Party name with color | |
| Günther Wohlwend | 1991–1999 | Template:Party name with color | |
| Gregor Ott | 1999–2011 | Template:Party name with color | |
| Günther Kranz | 2011–2019 | Template:Party name with color | |
| Tino Quaderer | 2019–present | Template:Party name with color | |
Economy
The headquarters of ThyssenKrupp Presta is located in Eschen.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> USV Eschen/Mauren is the municipality's local football club.<ref name="hlfl"/>
Notable people
- Josef Hoop (1895 in Eschen – 1959 in Chur) an attorney-at-law and was Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1928 to 1945.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Gerard Batliner (1928 in Eschen – 2008 in Eschen) an attorney-at-law and was Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1962 to 1970.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- John Latenser Sr. (1858–1936) Native of Nendeln. Architect involved in several large public projects in Omaha, Nebraska of the US.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
References
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