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Municipality in Unterland, Liechtenstein

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 / 47.217; 9.517
Country|  Liechtenstein
Electoral district| Unterland
Villages| Nendeln
Government

• Mayor| Tino Quaderer (FBP)
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

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

## Administration

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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)

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List of mayors (1864–present) Name  | Term  | Party  | Ref(s).

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Josef Schlegel  | 1864–1870  |  |

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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
Johann Georg Hasler | 1951–1963  |  | VU
Franz Meier | 1963–1969
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

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

## Sport

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

## Notable people

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* 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

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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.
3. ^ a b c d 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.
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.

## External links

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* Media related to Eschen at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website

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