Schaanwald

Schaanwald
Schaanwald
Village
	Schaanwald railway station
	Schaanwald Locator map of Schaanwald in Liechtenstein
	Coordinates: 47°13′N 9°34′E / 47.217°N 9.567°E
Country	Liechtenstein
Electoral district	Unterland
Municipality	Mauren
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population (2003)
• Total	1,000 (circa)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9486
Area code	(+423) ...

Schaanwald is a village of Liechtenstein, located in the municipality of Mauren.

History

Prior to the establishment of the village, the Roman Empire had a presence here. Villas from that time period have been excavated at Schaanwald.^[1]

Geography

The village is located in north-central Liechtenstein, close to Austrian borders of Feldkirch, on the main road from Schaan that links the country with Buchs (Switzerland) and Feldkirch. The nearest populated areas are Mauren and Nendeln.^[2]

Transport

Schaanwald has a train station on the Feldkirch-Buchs line. However this has not been served since 2013. The station opened in 1902. It was staffed until 1988. Over time the number of trains stopping at the station diminished considerably. From 2010 until 2012 only one train per day stopped here.

Schaanwald station, when used, is, for customs purposes, a border station for passengers arriving from Austria. Liechtenstein is in a customs union with Switzerland. Customs checks could be performed in the station or on board trains by Swiss officials. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Liechtenstein joined the Schengen Area in 2011.^[3]