Mauren
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Mauren
Muura | |
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Municipality | |
View of Planken, Schellenberg and Mauren | |
![]() Mauren in Liechtenstein | |
Coordinates: 47°13′N 9°32′E / 47.217°N 9.533°ECoordinates: 47°13′N 9°32′E / 47.217°N 9.533°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Electoral district | Unterland |
Villages | Schaanwald |
Area | |
• Total | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 453 m (1,486 ft) |
Population (31-12-2019)[1] | |
• Total | 4,401 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST |
Postal code | 9493 |
Area code | 7008 |
ISO 3166 code | LI-04 |
Website | www.mauren.li |
Mauren (High Alemannic: Muura) is a municipality in Liechtenstein that is situated in the north of the country. It has a population of 4,401.[1] The Curta mechanical calculator was produced by Contina AG, in Mauren.[2]
History
During antiquity, a Roman road crossed what is known as Mauren.
It was first mentioned as "Muron" in documents from 1178. There is a memorial to the Liechtenstein educator and historian Peter Kaiser (1793–1864) located in Mauren.
Since 1905, Mauren has existed as a church community.
Notable people
- Peter Kaiser (1793 in Mauren – 1864 in Chur) was a historian and statesman, known as a proponent of the rights of the common people or serfs in his home country
- Fritz Kaiser (born 1955 in Mauren) a wealth management entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist
- Dominique Hasler (born 1978) a Liechtensteiner politician, Minister of Home Affairs, Education and Environment since 2017, she grew up in Mauren
- Jürgen Berginz (born in Mauren 1989) is a bobsledder who competed for Liechtenstein at the 2010 Winter Olympics
References
- ^ a b https://www.llv.li/files/as/bevolkerungsstatistik-30-juni-2017.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ Curta Type 1 & 2 - overview production quantity. curta.li. Retrieved on 2014-11-27.
External links
Media related to Mauren at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Liechtenstein Portal
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