Mauren (
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 ...
: ''Muura'') is a municipality in
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 ...
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.
Curta Type 1 & 2 - overview production quantity
curta.li. Retrieved on 2014-11-27.
History
During antiquity, a Roman road crossed what is known as Mauren.
It was first mentioned as "Muron" in documents from 1178. There is a memorial to the Liechtenstein educator and historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the st ...
Peter Kaiser (1793–1864) located in Mauren.
Since 1905, Mauren has existed as a church community.
Notable people
* Peter Kaiser
Peter Kaiser (born 4 December 1958) is an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party. Since March 2013 he is governor of Carinthia and since March 2010 also chairman of the SPÖ Carinthia.
Education
From 1978 to 1987 Kaiser worked as ...
(1793 in Mauren – 1864 in Chur) was a historian and statesman, known as a proponent of the rights of the common people or serfs in his home country
* Fritz Kaiser (born 1955 in Mauren) a wealth management entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist
* Dominique Hasler (born 1978) a Liechtensteiner politician, Minister of Home Affairs, Education and Environment since 2017, she grew up in Mauren
* Jürgen Berginz (born in Mauren 1989) is a bobsledder who competed for Liechtenstein at the 2010 Winter Olympics
References
External links
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Official website
Municipalities of Liechtenstein
Austria–Liechtenstein border crossings
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