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Planken
Planken (; dialectal: ''Planka'') is a municipality in Oberland, Liechtenstein. It has four exclaves, two enclaves and a population of 473. Thus by population it is the smallest municipality of Liechtenstein. History The Romanic population from Schaan and Vaduz had already cleared the area of the village before the Walser migrated there in the 13th century and started clearing the upper parts of the municipality. The first documented naming was in the year 1361. The village was looted twice, first by the Swiss in 1499 when they campaigned against Frastanz and in 1799 by the French when they ousted the Austrian forces during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1868 the village was connected to the rest of Liechtenstein via road, making it reachable for bigger carriages. After a great conflagration in 1869 an exodus hit the village; in 1901 just 56 inhabitants remained. The situation improved due to a land reform from 1961 to 1981 and an enlargement of infrastructure. Politics Planken is l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Jehle
Gustav Jehle (17 July 1908 – 24 February 1991) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served as the mayor of Planken from 1936 to 1969. Life He attended construction foreman school in St. Gallen and from 1950 to 1980 he ran a construction company in Planken. He also owned a farm. During his time as mayor of Planken, he oversaw a housing boom within the municipality. In 1939 Liechtenstein general election, 1939 Jehle was elected as a deputy member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein as member of the Progressive Citizens' Party as part of the unified list between the part and the Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein), Patriotic Union for the formation of a coalition government, where he served until 1945. He again served as a deputy member from 1966 Liechtenstein general election, 1966 to 1974. Jehle married Maria Nägele (23 March 1916 – 11 October 1984) on 28 April 1938 and they had five children together. References Bibliography * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schädler, Eugen 190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |