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 ...
, together with the town of Gamprin it forms in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
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 ...
. It is the third smallest in the country, with an area of 6,19 km2 and a total population of 1664 people (as of 2015). The village itself had about 470 residents (as of 2007).
History
During the
Swabian war
The Swabian War of 1499 ( gsw, Schwoobechrieg (spelling depending on dialect), called or ("Swiss War") in Germany and ("War of the Engadin") in Austria) was the last major armed conflict between the Old Swiss Confederacy and the House of ...
, the village was burned down by the Swiss. 1538–1636 Bendern hosted the
Premonstratensians
The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré (), also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines and, in Britain and Ireland, as the White Canons (from the colour of their habit), is a religious order of canons regular of the Catholic Church ...
, that fled the Reformation. The church hill of Bendern is an important place for the history of the country. On March 16, 1699, the men from Liechtenstein's lowlands pledged allegiance to the
Prince of Liechtenstein
The prince regnant of Liechtenstein (german: Fürst von und zu Liechtenstein) is the monarch and head of state of Liechtenstein.Principality of Liechtenstein Family - Die fürstliche Familie (in German) The Liechtenstein family, after which t ...
on the church hill, after
Lordship of Schellenberg
The Lordship of Schellenberg (german: Herrschaft Schellenberg) was a historic state of the Holy Roman Empire, now located in the Principality of Liechtenstein. Its capital was the town of Schellenberg.
Over the years, important excavations have taken place. The history of the church can be traced back to Carolingian-Ottonian and Roman times. Older traces of settlement in the form of ceramics go back to prehistoric times.
The baroque velum quadragesimale from the local church house Mariä Himmelfahrt, known as the Benderner Fastentuch in German is nowaday one of the treasures in the National Museum in Vaduz, the church possesses a copy.
Eschnerberg
Eschnerberg, also ''Eschner Berg,'' Schellenberg, (especially used in the Austrian village of Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Feldkirch) is 698 m high (''Klocker'' close to Hinterschellenberg) mountain of seven peaks in the Alpine Rhine, Rhine Valley, on t ...
, close to Gamprin, and next to the borders of Switzerland. It is linked with the Swiss village of Haag, a hamlet of
Sennwald
Sennwald is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Geography
Sennwald has an area, , of . Of this area, 49.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.5% is forested. ...
, with a road bridge.
Economy
There are about 100 businesses with more or less 2500 jobs in the municipality, additionally the village is home to the Liechtenstein-Institut (LI) with a focus on research focused on the country and until 2017 it was the seat of the International Academy for Philosophy (IAP).
Places to see
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Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein
The Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein ( English: ''Liechtenstein Museum of Fine Arts'') is the state museum of modern and contemporary art in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. The building by the Swiss architects Meinrad Morger, Heinrich Degelo and Christian Kere ...
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Vaduz Castle
Vaduz Castle (German: ''Schloss Vaduz'') is the palace and official residence of the Prince of Liechtenstein. The castle gave its name to the town of Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein, which it overlooks from an adjacent hilltop.
History
The f ...