Eschen (
High Alemannic
High Alemannic is a dialect of Alemannic German spoken in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg and in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Language area
The High Alemannic dialects are spoken in Liechtenstein and in most of German-speaking S ...
: ''Escha'') is a municipality in the north of
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarch ...
. It has a population of 4,466, and covers an area of . It is the fourth-largest town in Liechtenstein by population.
Geography
The municipality includes the village of
Nendeln
Nendeln is a village of Liechtenstein, located in the municipality of Eschen.
History
Prior to the establishment of the village, the Roman Empire had a presence here. Villas from that time period have been excavated at Nendeln.
Geography
The vil ...
, which has a
train station
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing s ...
on the
Feldkirch-Buchs line.
Politics
The community leader is Quaderer Tino (
FBP), the regional council consists of eleven seats.
Economy
The headquarters of Novodent and ThyssenKrupp Presta are located in Eschen.
Sport
USV Eschen/Mauren
USV Eschen/Mauren is a Liechtensteiner football club from Eschen and Mauren.
They play at the Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, which used to be the national football stadium, until the Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz was built. USV Eschen/Mauren, like all ...
is the municipality's football club.
Notable people
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Gerard Batliner
Gerard Batliner (9 December 1928 – 25 June 2008) was a political figure from Liechtenstein.
He was born in Eschen, Liechtenstein. He studied law at the University of Fribourg and was an attorney-at-law.
Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
Bat ...
(1928 in Eschen – 2008 in Eschen) an
attorney-at-law
Attorney at law or attorney-at-law, usually abbreviated in everyday speech to attorney, is the preferred term for a practising lawyer in certain jurisdictions, including South Africa (for certain lawyers), Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and the United ...
and was Head of Government (Regierungschef) of Liechtenstein 1962–1970
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Marlies Amann-Marxer
Marlies Amann-Marxer (born July 31, 1952) (mother: Emma Marxer) is a politician from Liechtenstein who served as the former Minister of Infrastructure, Environment and Sport in the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein until March 30 ...
(born 1952) a politician from Liechtenstein, former Minister of Infrastructure, Environment and Sport until 2017; lives with family in Eschen
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Mauro Pedrazzini
Mauro Pedrazzini (born June 15, 1965) is a politician from Liechtenstein who served as Minister of Social Affairs in the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein from 2013 to 2021.
Pedrazzini has a PhD in physics and lives in Eschen.
C ...
(born 1965) a politician from Liechtenstein, current Minister of Social Affairs; he is doctor of physics, lives in Eschen
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John Latenser Sr. (1858–1936) Native of Nendeln. Architect involved in several large public projects in
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...
of the US.
References
External links
Official website
Municipalities of Liechtenstein
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