Municipality in Oberland, Liechtenstein
Schaan
(
German pronunciation:
[?aːn]
ⓘ
) is the largest
municipality
of
Liechtenstein
by population. It is located to the north of
Vaduz
, the capital, in the central part of the country. As of 2019
[update]
it has a population of 6,039,
[2]
making it the most populous administrative district in Liechtenstein. Representing an important traffic hub and industrial location of the country, Schaan covers an area of 26.92 km
2
(10.39 sq mi), including mountains and forest. It is a municipality within the electoral district of
Oberland
in the
Principality of Liechtenstein
. Schaan contains four
enclaves
: Brunnenegg, Gritsch, Guschg, and Plankner Neugrutt.
History
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Recent archaeological finds have shown that Schaan has been inhabited for over 6,000 years: In the year 15 BC, the
Romans
, under
Augustus
, conquered the territory of the present Principality of Liechtenstein and established the Roman province of
Raetia
. In the 1st century AD, a military road was built from
Milan
to
Bregenz
, running along the
Luzisteig
on the right bank of the Rhine. This led to the building of settlements in modern-day Schaan. In 1887, two Roman legionnaire's helmets were found buried during digging work above Dux. Bearing the engraved names of the legionaries
Publius Cavidius Felix
and
Numerius Pomponius
and dated to the 1st century AD, it is likely that they were intended as a variety of commemoration of the two men. They are now housed in the museums of Bregenz and Zurich.
The most important Roman building on the territory of the municipality is a fort built in the valley, whose purpose was to afford protection against the ever more frequent
Alemannic
invasions. Remains of its foundations and the gate tower are again visible from St. Peter's Church, Schaan. A 5th century baptistery was found during excavations inside this church, suggesting early Christianization. During excavations there, traces of a prehistoric settlement were also found.
The Alemannic settlement is evidenced by numerous grave finds. At that time Schaan consisted of two separate parts. The Romanized Rater-people had their centre at St. Peter, while the Alemannic population settled in the area of Specki. This dichotomy can still be seen today in the existence of two alpine cooperatives, the North-Alemannic cooperative Gritsch and the southern Rhaeto-Roman cooperative Guschg.
Administration
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Schaan is locally administered by the mayor and a 13-person municipal council, elected every four years since 1975. The incumbent mayor is
Daniel Hilti
, since 2003.
[3]
List of mayors (1864?present)
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List of mayors (1864?present)
Name
|
Term
|
Party
|
Ref(s).
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Johann Quaderer
|
1864?1870
|
|
?
|
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Ferdinand Walser
|
1870?1873
|
Jakob Wagner
|
1873?1876
|
Josef Tschetter
|
1876?1879
|
Ferdinand Walser
|
1879?1880
|
Julius Wagner
|
1880?1884
|
Josef Tschetter
|
1884?1888
|
Josef Beck
|
1888?1894
|
Ferdinand Walser
|
1894?1900
|
Jakob Falk
|
1900?1903
|
Ferdinand Walser
|
1903?1909
|
Fritz Walser
|
1909?1912
|
Josef Beck
|
1912?1915
|
Fritz Walser
|
1915?1918
|
Edmund Risch
|
1918?1924
|
|
FBP
|
Johann Hilti
|
1924?1927
|
Ferdinand Risch
|
1927?1940
|
Josef Schierscher
|
1940?1942
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Tobias Jehle
|
1942?1957
|
Ludwig Beck
|
1957?1969
|
|
VU
|
Walter Beck
|
1969?1979
|
|
FBP
|
Lorenz Schierscher
|
1979?1991
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Hansjakob Falk
|
1991?2003
|
Daniel Hilti
|
2003?present
|
|
VU
|
Geography
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Schaan is the northernmost municipality in the Liechtenstein Oberland. It is bordered to the south by the capital,
Vaduz
, to the east by
Planken
and
Triesenberg
, and to the north by the municipalities of
Eschen
and
Gamprin
. In the west, the
Rhine
forms the natural border with
Switzerland
, and in the east, the town is dominated by the Three Sisters mountain range. Schaan also has four exclaves within other municipalities, and two enclaves within its primary municipality. Because of this, Schaan borders
Austria
in three separate locations.
Transport
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Schaan-Vaduz railway station
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Schaan-Vaduz
is one of the four train stations serving
Liechtenstein
, located in the town of Schaan, 3.5 km from
Vaduz
. It is owned by the
Austrian Federal Railways
(OBB). The station is served by eighteen trains per day, nine in each direction between Switzerland and Austria. It is situated on the international and electrified
Feldkirch-Buchs
line, between the station of
Buchs SG
(in
Switzerland
) and the stop of
Forst Hilti
(in the northern suburb of Schaan). It is served only by regional trains.
Schaan Forst Hilti railway station
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The
station
is served by eighteen trains per day, nine in each direction between Switzerland and Austria. It is located in front of the
Hilti Corporation
's headquarters, on the outskirts of Schaan.
Climate
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Schaan has an
Oceanic climate
(
Koppen
: Cfb)
Climate data for Schaan
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
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Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
2.6
(36.7)
|
4.8
(40.6)
|
9.5
(49.1)
|
13.8
(56.8)
|
18.1
(64.6)
|
21.3
(70.3)
|
23.4
(74.1)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
19.7
(67.5)
|
14.1
(57.4)
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8.1
(46.6)
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3.4
(38.1)
|
13.4
(56.1)
|
Daily mean °C (°F)
|
?0.6
(30.9)
|
1.1
(34.0)
|
4.9
(40.8)
|
8.8
(47.8)
|
12.9
(55.2)
|
16.2
(61.2)
|
18.3
(64.9)
|
17.6
(63.7)
|
14.8
(58.6)
|
9.8
(49.6)
|
4.6
(40.3)
|
0.4
(32.7)
|
9.1
(48.4)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
?3.7
(25.3)
|
?2.6
(27.3)
|
0.4
(32.7)
|
3.9
(39.0)
|
7.8
(46.0)
|
11.2
(52.2)
|
13.2
(55.8)
|
12.7
(54.9)
|
10.0
(50.0)
|
5.6
(42.1)
|
1.1
(34.0)
|
?2.5
(27.5)
|
4.8
(40.6)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
67
(2.6)
|
62
(2.4)
|
65
(2.6)
|
87
(3.4)
|
106
(4.2)
|
132
(5.2)
|
130
(5.1)
|
140
(5.5)
|
103
(4.1)
|
76
(3.0)
|
79
(3.1)
|
76
(3.0)
|
1,123
(44.2)
|
Source: Climate-data.org
[4]
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Education
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There are four kindergarten sites: Malarsch, Pardiel, Rebera, and Werkof. The Gemeinschaftszentrum Resch, Primarschule provides primary education.
[5]
Realschule
Schaan and Sportschule Liechtenstein are in Schaan, while Realschule Vaduz and
Oberschule
Vaduz are in the
Schulzentrum Muhleholz II
in Vaduz.
Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium
is also in Vaduz.
[6]
There is a private
Waldorf
school which has students from, in addition to Liechtenstein, Austria and Switzerland. It was established in 1985.
[7]
Notable people
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- Maria von Linden
(1869?1936), German bacteriologist and zoologist
- Gerta Keller
(born 1945, Schaan), Professor of Paleontology and Geology at
Princeton University
since 1984.
[8]
- Roman Hermann
(born 1953, Schaan), Liechtensteiner former cyclist
- Paul Frommelt
(born 1957, Schaan), retired Alpine skier
- Peter Jehle
(born 1982, Schaan), footballer who plays for Liechtenstein club
FC Vaduz
as a goalkeeper
- Ivan Quintans
(born 1989, Schaan), a Liechtensteiner footballer
Gallery
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References
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- ^
"LLV"
.
Llv.li
. Retrieved
27 January
2022
.
- ^
"Bevolkerungsstatistik"
(PDF)
.
Llv.li
. June 30, 2017
. Retrieved
January 27,
2022
.
- ^
a
b
Mayr, Ulrike;
Quaderer, Rupert
; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011).
"Schaan"
.
Historisches Lexikon des Furstentums Liechtenstein
(in German)
. Retrieved
23 May
2024
.
- ^
"Climate: Schaan, LI"
. Climate-data.org.
- ^
"
Strassenplan
" (
Archive
). Commune of Schaan. Retrieved on May 12, 2016.
- ^
"
Weiterfuhrende Schulen Schaan
." Commune of Schaan. Retrieved on May 12, 2016. "Realschule Schaan Duxgass 55 9494 Schaan" and "Sportschule Liechtenstein Duxgass 55 9494 Schaan" and "Realschule Vaduz Schulzentrum Muhleholz II 9490 Vaduz" and "Oberschule Vaduz Schulzentrum Muhleholz II 9490 Vaduz"
- ^
"
Waldorfschule
." Commune of Schaan. Retrieved on May 12, 2016.
- ^
"Gerta Keller, Professor of Geosciences, Emeritus | Volcanism, Impacts and Mass Extinctions"
.
Gkeller.princeton.edu
.
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