Eschen (; High Alemannic: Escha) is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. It covers an area of , and is one of the five communes in the Unterland electoral district. As of 2024, it has a population of 4,629 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name is considered to be of
Celtic language origin, derived from "esca" meaning "by the waterside".
History
Archeological evidence points to some pre-historic settlements in the region. Eschen was established as "Essane" during the Rätic reign in 842 CE. The name of the village Nendeln appears in written text from the 14th century CE. It is given by different names such as Nendla, Endlen, and Anndlen.
The first lower secondary school was opened in Eschen in 1906.
Geography
Eschen is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein.
It covers an area of , and is one of the five communes in the Unterland electoral district.
It shares international borders with
Vorarlberg in Austria, and St. Gallen in Switzerland. Locally, it shares land borders with the capital of
Vaduz, and other municipalities of
Mauren,
Schellenberg,
Gamprin,
Planken and
Schaan.
As of 2024, it has a population of 4,629 inhabitants.
Administration
Eschen is locally administered by the mayor and a ten member municipal council, elected every four years.
The incumbent mayor is Tino Quaderer, since 2019.
+List of mayors | Name
!scope="col" | Term
!colspan="2" scope="colgroup" | Party |
| Josef Schlegel | 1864–1870 | | |
| 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 | |
| Josef Meier | 1933–1951 |
| Johann Georg Hasler | 1951–1963 | |
| Franz Meier | 1963–1969 |
| Alban Meier | 1969–1972 | |
| Egon Marxer | 1972–1987 | |
| Beat Marxer | 1987–1991 | |
| Günther Wohlwend | 1991–1999 | |
| Gregor Ott | 1999–2011 | |
| Günther Kranz | 2011–2019 | |
| Tino Quaderer | 2019–present | |
Economy
The headquarters of
ThyssenKrupp Presta is located in Eschen.
USV Eschen/Mauren is the municipality's local football club.
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.
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Gerard Batliner (1928 in Eschen – 2008 in Eschen) an attorney-at-law and was Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1962 to 1970.
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John Latenser Sr. (1858–1936) Native of Nendeln. Architect involved in several large public projects in Omaha, Nebraska of the US.
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