Eschen

Ash ( dialect: Escha ) is a municipality in the constituency lowlands of the Principality of Liechtenstein. Eschen has an exclave, making it a two-tier municipality. It is the capital of Liechtenstein lowlands at the southern foot and on the slope of the Eschnerberg. To the municipality of ash hamlet Nendeln counts with its own post office.

Eschen - Nendeln is industrial in character and with an area of 10.33 square kilometers and a population of 4284, the largest municipality of Liechtenstein Lower Country. The district has approximately 2800 and Eschen Nendeln around 1400 inhabitants. Neighbouring communities are: Gamprin, Schellenberg, Moors, Frastanz in Austria, planks, Schaan, Vaduz ( section Riet ) and separated by the Rhine, Buchs SG and Mountain Forest Hague in Switzerland.

History

Ash is first documented in the form of " Essane » smelters in the Churratic Reichsguturbar of 842. This name is probably " Waterfront " to the Celtic " esca " that is due. The municipal area of ash are the prehistoric settlements Malanser and Fast.

A specially created " Historical Eschnerberg Mountain" offers hikers many choices and shows the historically interested at the same time the image of a checkered history. The oldest evidence of human habitation that we currently know of the area of ​​today Principality of Liechtenstein comes from the hilltops Malanser, Lutzengüetle and borscht on the Eschnerberg. They date to the period around 4700-4000 BC as a legacy of the former settler bone and stone tools, pottery shards and traces of buildings were documented during excavations.

In written documents from the 14th to the 18th century is not the term " Nendeln " but the term " Nendlen " to be found (cf. the dialect form " Nendla "); in written documents dating from the 15th and 16th centuries also the form " Endlen " or " Änndlen ". On the origin of the place name " Nendeln » There are no established findings. Most of the linguists, the place name " Nendeln » seen in connection with the Celtic " Nantu ": " Nantiolon » ( Talfeld ) or " Nantuialo » ( Tallichtung ). Little is probably the origin of the Germanic personal name " Nandilo ". Recent findings by the scholars of German studies or are not available.

Coat of arms and flag

The coat of arms of ash was awarded April 16, 1942. It shows a silver dove with a bloody wood chip in his beak up in the blue shield and below the silver wave band of ash.

The flag of the municipality of ash Nendeln is blue, divided in the middle by the silver ribbon of ash.

Policy

Community leaders is Günther wreath (VU ) (since 2011). The council is one of eleven seats: VU with six and FBP with five seats.

Attractions

  • The Holy Cross Chapel on the former straightening and meeting place Rofenberg probably dates from the early 16th century.
  • The neo-Gothic parish church of St. Martin was built in 1894 in place of an early medieval church in 1438 extended
  • The Benefice near the parish church dates from the 14th century and is reminiscent of the long belonging to the monastery Ragaz.
  • The mill, until 1911 Torkel, which was rebuilt to a mill was in operation until a few years ago.

Economy

In ash, among other things, the company Novodent and ThyssenKrupp Presta have their headquarters.

Personalities

  • Gerard Batliner (1928-2008), politician and lawyer, Liechtenstein Prime Minister 1962-1970
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