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| settlement_type    = [[Municipalities of Liechtenstein|Municipality]]
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| native_name        = Escha
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| subdivision_name   = Liechtenstein
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Unterland (electoral district)|Unterland]]
| leader_party       = [[Progressive Citizens' Party|FBP]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Tino Quaderer
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| population_note    = <ref name="Pop">{{Cite web |title=Einwohnerstatistik 2023 |trans-title=Population Statistics 2023 |url=https://www.eschen.li/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Einwohnerstatistik-Eschen-2023.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228104148/https://www.eschen.li/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Einwohnerstatistik-Eschen-2023.pdf |archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date=18 August 2024 |work=Gemeinde Eschen-Nendeln |language=de}}</ref>
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| postal_code        = 9492
| area_code          = 7007
| iso_code           = LI-02
| website            = [https://www.eschen.li/ www.eschen.li]
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'''Eschen''' ({{IPA|de|ˈɛʃn̩|-|De-Eschen.ogg}}; [[High Alemannic German|High Alemannic]]: ''Escha'') is a [[Municipalities of Liechtenstein|municipality]] in the north of Liechtenstein. It covers an area of {{cvt|10.3|km2}}, and is one of the five communes in the [[Unterland (electoral district)|Unterland electoral district]]. As of 2024, it has a population of 4,629 inhabitants.

== Etymology ==
The name is considered to be of [[Celtic language|Celtic]] origin, derived from "esca" meaning "by the waterside".<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=https://about-liechtenstein.co.uk/index.php/23-villages/unterland/170-eschen-history|title=Eschen history|work=About Liechtenstein|access-date=1 June 2024}}</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>{{cite web|url=https://eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu/eurypedia/liechtenstein/historical-development|title=Historical development|work=[[European Union]]|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Eschen is a [[Municipalities of Liechtenstein|municipality]] in the north of Liechtenstein.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eschen|url=https://namenbuch.li/Ortsnamen/Eschen |work=Liechtensteiner Namenbuch|access-date=25 December 2024}}</ref> It covers an area of {{cvt|10.3|km2}}, and is one of the five communes in the [[Unterland (electoral district)|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>{{cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/loc-404574.html|title=Eschen|work=Mineral Data|access-date=1 June 2024}}</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 [[Nendeln railway station|train station]] on the [[Feldkirch–Buchs Railway|Feldkirch-Buchs line]].<ref name="hlfl">{{cite web |last=Mayr |first=Jürgen |last2=Schindler |first2=Rupert |date=31 December 2011 |title=Eschen |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Eschen |access-date=26 May 2024 |work=[[Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein]] |language=de}}</ref>

== Administration ==
Eschen is locally administered by the mayor and a ten member municipal council, elected every four years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eschen.li/gemeinderat/gemeinderat|title=Gemeinderat Eschen-Nendeln|work=Eschen|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=8 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008045722/https://www.eschen.li/gemeinderat/gemeinderat|url-status=dead}}</ref> The incumbent mayor is Tino Quaderer, since [[2019 Liechtenstein local elections|2019]].<ref name="hlfl" />

{{Table alignment}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" style="font-size: 85%"
|+List of mayors<ref name="hlfl"/>
!scope=col | Name
!scope="col" | Term
!colspan="2" scope="colgroup" | Party
|-
|align="left"| Josef Schlegel
|1864–1870
| style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" rowspan="11" |
| rowspan="11" |{{center|1=—}}
|-
|align=“left”|Martin Öhri
|1870–1873
|-
|align=“left”|Andreas Batliner
|1873–1876
|-
|align=“left”|[[Johann Georg Hasler (born 1826)|Johann Georg Hasler]]
|1876–1879
|-
|align=“left”|Martin Öhri
|1879–1882
|-
|align=“left”|Johann Gstöhl
|1882–1888
|-
|align=“left”|Martin Öhri
|1888–1889
|-
|align=“left”|[[Ludwig Marxer (veterinarian)|Ludwig Marxer]]
|1889–1898
|-
|align=“left”|Rochus Schafhauser
|1898–1903
|-
|align=“left”|Johann Gstöhl
|1903–1912
|-
|align=“left”|Josef Marxer
|1912–1918
|-
|align=“left”|Josef Marxer (1877)
|1918–1933
|{{Party name with color|rowspan=2|Progressive Citizens' Party}}
|-
|align=“left”|Josef Meier
|1933–1951
|-
|align=“left”|[[Johann Georg Hasler (born 1895)|Johann Georg Hasler]]
|1951–1963
|{{Party name with color|rowspan=2|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}
|-
|align=“left”|[[Franz Meier]]
|1963–1969
|-
|align=“left”|Alban Meier
|1969–1972
|{{Party name with color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}
|-
|align=“left”|[[Egon Marxer]]
|1972–1987
|{{Party name with color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}
|-
|align=“left”|Beat Marxer
|1987–1991
|{{Party name with color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}
|-
|align=“left”|Günther Wohlwend
|1991–1999
|{{Party name with color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}
|-
|align=“left”|Gregor Ott
|1999–2011
|{{Party name with color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}
|-
|align=“left”|Günther Kranz
|2011–2019
|{{Party name with color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}
|-
|align=“left”|Tino Quaderer
|2019–present
|{{Party name with color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}
|}

== Economy ==
The headquarters of [[ThyssenKrupp]] Presta is located in Eschen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://karriere.thyssenkrupp-presta.com/de/karriere/persoenlicher-kontakt/ansprechpartner/thyssenkrupp-presta-ag-eschen-liechtenstein/|title=thyssenkrupp Presta: thyssenkrupp Presta AG, Eschen (Liechtenstein)|work=ThyssenKrupp Presta|access-date=2019-06-12|archive-date=19 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919125735/http://karriere.thyssenkrupp-presta.com/de/karriere/persoenlicher-kontakt/ansprechpartner/thyssenkrupp-presta-ag-eschen-liechtenstein/|url-status=dead}}</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>{{cite web |last=Geiger |first=Peter |date=31 December 2011 |title=Hoop,_Josef_(1895–1959) |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Hoop,_Josef_(1895–1959) |access-date=26 October 2022 |work=Historisches Lexikon |language=de}}</ref>
* [[Gerard Batliner]] (1928 in Eschen – 2008 in Eschen) an [[attorney-at-law]] and was [[Prime Minister of Liechtenstein]] from 1962 to 1970.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 December 2011 |title=Batliner, Gerard |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Batliner,_Gerard |access-date=19 April 2023 |website=Historisches Lexikon |language=de}}</ref>
* [[John Latenser Sr.]] (1858–1936) Native of Nendeln. Architect involved in several large public projects in [[Omaha, Nebraska]] of the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.omaha.ne.us/landmarks/designated_landmarks/architects/Latenser.htm|title=John Latenser Sr.|work= City of Omaha Landmark Heritage Commission|access-date=25 March 2008}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Eschen}}
*[http://www.eschen.li Official website]

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