Eschnerberg, also ''Eschner Berg,'' Schellenberg, (especially used in the Austrian village of
Feldkirch Feldkirch may refer to:
Places
* Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, a medieval city and capital of an administrative district in Austria
** Feldkirch (district), an administrative division of Vorarlberg, Austria
* Feldkirch (Hartheim), a village in the munici ...
) is 698
m high (''Klocker'' close to
Hinterschellenberg
Hinterschellenberg is a settlement in Schellenberg, Liechtenstein.
Geography
Hinterschellenberg is located in the town of Schellenberg
Schellenberg is a municipality in the lowland area of Liechtenstein, on the banks of the Rhine. , it has a p ...
) mountain of seven peaks in the
Rhine Valley
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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, on the borderline 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 ...
and the
Austrian State Voralberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the ...
, close to Feldkirch.
Geography
The more extense southern part of the mountain is located in the Liechtensteiner Unterland, while the less extense northern part is in the district of Feldkirch, within a region called Voralberger Oberland. The whole mountain itself is about 7 km long and 2 km broad. It goes along the River Rhine.
Settlements on the mountain include
Eschen
Eschen ( High Alemannic: ''Escha'') is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. 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 villa ...
,
Mauren
Mauren (High Alemannic: ''Muura'') is a municipality in Liechtenstein that is situated in the north of the country. It has a population of 4,401. The Curta mechanical calculator was produced by Contina AG, in Mauren.Gamprin
Gamprin is a municipality of Liechtenstein, on the Rhine on the border with the municipality of Sennwald, in Switzerland. It had 1,690 inhabitants in 2019. The municipality contains the village of Bendern and scattered hamlets and the Liechtenstei ...
,
Ruggell
Ruggell is a municipality of Liechtenstein. It is the northernmost and lowest elevated municipality. As of 2019, it has a population of 2,322.
History
The name is said to be from the Latin for "clearing the land" (roncale - ad roncalem). Most know ...
and
Schellenberg
Schellenberg is a municipality in the lowland area of Liechtenstein, on the banks of the Rhine. , it has a population of 1,107 and covers an area of
History Early history
The area was first settled by Celts, then by Rhaetians. Rome conquere ...
on the Liechtenstein side and the minor districts of Feldkirch
Tosters
Tosters is a district of Feldkirch, a city in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The district has a population of 5381 people (30 June 2009) and an area of 4 square miles.
See also
* List of cities and towns in Austria
The following ...
and Fresch (Nofels) on the Austrian side. The highest peak is located on the Liechtenstein side.
Geology
Eschnerberg is an
inselberg
An inselberg or monadnock () is an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain.
In Southern Africa a similar formation of granite is known as a koppie, a ...
, formed by the former
Rhine Glacier, being an extension of the Walserkamm. It is part of the a part of the Rhenodanubic Flyschzone, called ''Voralberger Flysch,'' of which the neighboring
Bregenz Forest Mountains
The Bregenz Forest Mountains, also the Bregenzerwald Mountains (german: Bregenzerwaldgebirge), are a range of the Northern Limestone Alps and Eastern Alps, named after the town of Bregenz. The Bregenz Forest Mountains are located entirely in the A ...
consist, too. For though this classification is orographically and geographically correct, it is classified as part of the
Rätikon
The Rätikon is a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, located at the border between Vorarlberg, Liechtenstein and Graubünden. It is the geological border between the Eastern and Western Alps and stretches from the Montafon as far as ...
by the
AVE
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(1984), due to its location south to the River
Ill ILL may refer to:
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.
History
This mountain was one of the earliest settled places in Rhine valley (
Rössen culture
The Rössen culture or Roessen culture (german: Rössener Kultur) is a Central European culture of the middle Neolithic (4,600–4,300 BC).
It is named after the necropolis of Rössen (part of Leuna, in the Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt). T ...
, since 4400 ACN
Neolithic">Neolitics.html" ;"title="Neolithic.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Neolithic">Neolitics">Neolithic.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Neolithic">Neolitics, artefacts were found in the archeological site of Borscht, close to Schellenberg.
The name Schellenberg is due to the reign of the Schellenberger (''see also: Lordship of Schellenberg''), nonetheless most Liechtensteiner use the historical term Eschnerberg. The family of Schellenberg named the village of Schellenberg and erected two castles on the mountain Neu-Schellenberg [
Obere Burg] (1200) and Alt-Schellenberg
nowiki/>Untere_Burg.html"_;"title="Untere_Burg.html"_;"title="nowiki/>Untere_Burg">nowiki/>Untere_Burg">Untere_Burg.html"_;"title="nowiki/>Untere_Burg">nowiki/>Untere_Burg(1250)._The_names_are_given_during_the_excavation_in_the_1960s,_when_the_archeologes_were_convinced_that_the_upper_site_would_be_the_younger_one,_thus_naming_it_Neu_Schellenberg._The_equivocation_was_discovered_by_the_archeologe_Jakob_Bill_in_1980,_who_additionally_found_out_that_they_were_named_the_other_way_round_on_historical_maps_and_chronicles,_also_stating_that_both_castles_were_ruins._They_were_used_as_quarrels_during_the_19th_century._Nowadays_they_belong_to_the_historical_society.
__Hiking_
There_is_a_hiking_path_over_the_Eschnerberg,_along_which_information_templates_are_placed_informing_about_the_castles_and_the_history_of_the_region.
_References
{{coord.html" ;"title="Untere_Burg">nowiki/>Untere_Burg.html" ;"title="Untere_Burg.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Untere Burg">nowiki/>Untere Burg">Untere_Burg.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Untere Burg">nowiki/>Untere Burg(1250). The names are given during the excavation in the 1960s, when the archeologes were convinced that the upper site would be the younger one, thus naming it Neu Schellenberg. The equivocation was discovered by the archeologe Jakob Bill in 1980, who additionally found out that they were named the other way round on historical maps and chronicles, also stating that both castles were ruins. They were used as quarrels during the 19th century. Nowadays they belong to the historical society.
Hiking
There is a hiking path over the Eschnerberg, along which information templates are placed informing about the castles and the history of the region.
References
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Geography of Liechtenstein