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Schaan (German pronunciation:[ʃaːn]ⓘ; dialectal:Schaa)[2] is the largestmunicipality ofLiechtenstein by population. It is located to the north ofVaduz, the capital, in the central part of the country. As of 2019[update] it has a population of 6,039,[3] making it the most populous administrative district in Liechtenstein. Representing an important traffic hub and industrial location of the country, Schaan covers an area of 26.92 km2 (10.39 sq mi), including mountains and forest. It is a municipality within the electoral district ofOberland in thePrincipality of Liechtenstein. Schaan contains fourexclaves: Brunnenegg, Gritsch, Guschg, and Plankner Neugrütt.
Recent archaeological finds have shown that Schaan has been inhabited for over 6,000 years: In the year 15 BC, theRomans, underAugustus, conquered the territory of the present Principality of Liechtenstein and established the Roman province ofRaetia. In the 1st century AD, a military road was built fromMilan toBregenz, running along theLuzisteig on the right bank of the Rhine. This led to the building of settlements in modern-day Schaan. In 1887, two Roman legionnaire's helmets were found buried during digging work above Dux. Bearing the engraved names of the legionariesPublius Cavidius Felix andNumerius Pomponius and dated to the 1st century AD, it is likely that they were intended as a variety of commemoration of the two men. They are now housed in the museums of Bregenz and Zurich.
The most important Roman building on the territory of the municipality is a fort built in the valley, whose purpose was to afford protection against the ever more frequentAlemannic invasions. Remains of its foundations and the gate tower are again visible from St. Peter's Church, Schaan. A 5th century baptistery was found during excavations inside this church, suggesting early Christianization. During excavations there, traces of a prehistoric settlement were also found.
The Alemannic settlement is evidenced by numerous grave finds. At that time Schaan consisted of two separate parts. The Romanized Räter-people had their centre at St. Peter, while the Alemannic population settled in the area of Specki. This dichotomy can still be seen today in the existence of two alpine cooperatives, the North-Alemannic cooperative Gritsch and the southern Rhaeto-Roman cooperative Guschg.
Schaan is locally administered by the mayor and a 12-person municipal council, elected every four years since 1975. The incumbent mayor isDaniel Hilti, since2003.[4]
Schaan is the northernmost municipality in the LiechtensteinOberland. It is bordered to the south by the capital,Vaduz, to the east byPlanken andTriesenberg, and to the north by the municipalities ofEschen andGamprin. In the west, theRhine forms the natural border withSwitzerland, and in the east, the town is dominated by theDrei Schwestern mountain range. Schaan also has four exclaves within other municipalities, and two enclaves within its primary municipality. Because of this, Schaan bordersAustria in three separate locations.
Schaan-Vaduz is one of the four train stations servingLiechtenstein, located in the town of Schaan, 3.5 km fromVaduz. It is owned by theAustrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). The station is served by eighteen trains per day, nine in each direction between Switzerland and Austria. It is situated on the international and electrifiedFeldkirch-Buchs line, between the station ofBuchs SG (inSwitzerland) and the stop ofForst Hilti (in the northern suburb of Schaan). It is served only by regional trains.
Thestation is served by eighteen trains per day, nine in each direction between Switzerland and Austria. It is located in front of theHilti Corporation's headquarters, on the outskirts of Schaan.
^"Weiterführende Schulen Schaan." Commune of Schaan. Retrieved on May 12, 2016. "Realschule Schaan Duxgass 55 9494 Schaan" and "Sportschule Liechtenstein Duxgass 55 9494 Schaan" and "Realschule Vaduz Schulzentrum Mühleholz II 9490 Vaduz" and "Oberschule Vaduz Schulzentrum Mühleholz II 9490 Vaduz"
^"Waldorfschule." Commune of Schaan. Retrieved on May 12, 2016.
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