Eschen

Eschen

Escha
Eschen Escha
Municipality
	Eschen Parish Church
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Eschen
	Eschen and its exclaves in Liechtenstein
	Coordinates: 47°13′N 9°31′E / 47.217°N 9.517°E
Country	Liechtenstein
Electoral district	Unterland
Villages	Nendeln
Area
• Total	10.38 km2 (4.01 sq mi)
Elevation	453 m (1,486 ft)
Population (2023)
• Total	4,629
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	CEST
Postal code	9492
Area code	7007
ISO 3166 code	LI-02
Website	www.eschen.li

Eschen (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʃn̩] ^ⓘ; High Alemannic: Escha)^[1] is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. It has a population of 4,629 as of 2023,^[2] and covers an area of 10.3 square kilometres (4.0 square miles). It is the fourth-largest town in Liechtenstein by population.

Geography

The municipality includes the village of Nendeln, which has a train station on the Feldkirch-Buchs line.^[3]

Administration

Eschen is locally administered by the mayor and a 10-person municipal council, elected every four years since 1975.^[4] The incumbent mayor is Tino Quaderer, since 2019.^[3]

List of mayors (1864–present)

List of mayors (1864–present)
Name	Term		Ref(s).
Josef Schlegel	1864–1870	—	^[3]
Martin Öhri	1870–1873
Andreas Batliner	1873–1876
Johann Georg Hasler	1876–1879
Martin Öhri	1879–1882
Johann Gstöhl	1882–1888
Martin Öhri	1888–1889
Ludwig Marxer	1889–1898
Rochus Schafhauser	1898–1903
Johann Gstöhl	1903–1912
Josef Marxer	1912–1918
Josef Marxer (1877)	1918–1933	FBP
Josef Meier	1933–1951	FBP
Johann Georg Hasler	1951–1963	VU
Franz Meier	1963–1969	VU
Alban Meier	1969–1972	FBP
Egon Marxer	1972–1987	VU
Beat Marxer	1987–1991	FBP
Günther Wohlwend	1991–1999	VU
Gregor Ott	1999–2011	FBP
Günther Kranz	2011–2019	VU
Tino Quaderer	2019–present	FBP

Economy

The headquarters of Novodent and ThyssenKrupp Presta are located in Eschen.^[5]

Sport

USV Eschen/Mauren is the municipality's football club.^[3]

Notable people

Josef Hoop (1895 in Eschen – 1959 in Chur) an attorney-at-law and was Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1928 to 1945.^[6]
Gerard Batliner (1928 in Eschen – 2008 in Eschen) an attorney-at-law and was Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1962 to 1970.^[7]
Marlies Amann-Marxer (born 1952) a politician from Liechtenstein, former Minister of Infrastructure, Environment and Sport until 2017; lives with family in Eschen.
Mauro Pedrazzini (born 1965) a politician from Liechtenstein, Minister of Social Affairs from 2013 to 2021; he is doctor of physics, lives in Eschen.
John Latenser Sr. (1858–1936) Native of Nendeln. Architect involved in several large public projects in Omaha, Nebraska of the US.

References

^ "Eschen". Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
^ "Einwohnerstatistik 2023" [Population Statistics 2023] (PDF). Gemeinde Eschen-Nendeln (in German). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Mayr, Jürgen; Schindler, Rupert (31 December 2011). "Eschen". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
^ "Gemeinderat Eschen-Nendeln". www.eschen.li. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
^ "thyssenkrupp Presta: thyssenkrupp Presta AG, Eschen (Liechtenstein)". karriere.thyssenkrupp-presta.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
^ Geiger, Peter (31 December 2011). "Hoop,_Josef_(1895–1959)". Historisches Lexikon (in German). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ "Batliner, Gerard". Historisches Lexikon (in German). 31 December 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

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[1] "Eschen". Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Retrieved 25 December 2024.

[2] "Einwohnerstatistik 2023" [Population Statistics 2023] (PDF). Gemeinde Eschen-Nendeln (in German). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

[hlfl-3] Mayr, Jürgen; Schindler, Rupert (31 December 2011). "Eschen". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2024.

[4] "Gemeinderat Eschen-Nendeln". www.eschen.li. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

[5] "thyssenkrupp Presta: thyssenkrupp Presta AG, Eschen (Liechtenstein)". karriere.thyssenkrupp-presta.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

[:0-6] Geiger, Peter (31 December 2011). "Hoop,_Josef_(1895–1959)". Historisches Lexikon (in German). Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[7] "Batliner, Gerard". Historisches Lexikon (in German). 31 December 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

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