Schaan
Schaan | |
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Top to bottom: View from Triesenberg with Schaan on the bottom right, city center, St. Laurentius Parish Church | |
Location of Schaan | |
Schaan and its exclaves in Liechtenstein | |
| Coordinates: 47°10′00″N 9°30′35″E / 47.16667°N 9.50972°E | |
| Country | Liechtenstein |
| Electoral district | Oberland |
| Villages | none |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Hilti (VU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.92 km2 (10.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (31-12-2019) | |
• Total | 6,039 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9494 |
| Area code | 7005 |
| ISO 3166 code | LI-07 |
| Website | www.schaan.li |
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Schaan (German pronunciation: [ʃaːn] ⓘ; dialectal: Schaa) is the largest municipality of Liechtenstein by population. It is located to the north of Vaduz, the capital, in the central part of the country. As of 2019 it has a population of 6,039, 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 of Oberland in the Principality of Liechtenstein. Schaan contains four exclaves: Brunnenegg, Gritsch, Guschg, and Plankner Neugrütt.