Schaan
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Schaan | |
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Municipality | |
 Church of St. Laurentius | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 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 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.8 km2 (10.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (31-12-2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,039 |
| 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 |
Schaan (German pronunciation: [ʃaːn]) 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 2015[update] it has a population of 5,983[2] making it the most populous administrative district in Liechtenstein, and covers an area of 26.8 km2, including mountains and forest.
History
First mentioned[where?] c. 850, Schaan has over 4,000 enterprises, making it a large economic center in the country. Schaan is the location of the world headquarters of Ivoclar Vivadent AG, the world's largest manufacturer of false teeth, and Hilti Aktiengesellschaft, one of the world's largest makers of anchors and power tools.
Geography
Schaan borders the town of Buchs in Switzerland.
The municipality includes the village of Mühleholz and the Naafkopf, one of the two tripoints between Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Austria.
Climate
| Climate data for Schaan | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
1.1 (34.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67 (2.6) |
62 (2.4) |
65 (2.6) |
87 (3.4) |
106 (4.2) |
132 (5.2) |
130 (5.1) |
140 (5.5) |
103 (4.1) |
76 (3.0) |
79 (3.1) |
76 (3.0) |
1,123 (44.2) |
| Source: Climate-data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Education
There are four kindergarten sites: Malarsch, Pardiel, Rebera, and Werkof. The Gemeinschaftszentrum Resch, Primarschule provides primary school services.[4]
Realschule Schaan and Sportschule Liechtenstein are in Schaan, while Realschule Vaduz and Oberschule Vaduz are in the Schulzentrum Mühleholz II in Vaduz. Liecht. Gymnasium is also in Vaduz.[5]
There is a private Waldorf school that has students from, in addition to Liechtenstein, Austria and Switzerland. It was established in 1985.[6]
Notable people
- Gerta Keller (born 1945 in Schaan) Professor of Paleontology and Geology at Princeton University since 1984.[7]
- Peter Jehle (born 1982 in Schaan) footballer who plays for Liechtenstein club FC Vaduz as a goalkeeper.
Gallery
See also
References
- ^ Template:De icon 2014 statistics for Liechtenstein
- ^ https://www.llv.li/files/as/bevolkerungsstatistik-30-juni-2017.pdf
- ^ "Climate: Schaan,LI". Climate-data.org.
- ^ "Strassenplan" (Archive). Commune of Schaan. Retrieved on May 12, 2016.
- ^ "Weiterführende Schulen Schaan." Commune of Schaan. Retrieved on May 12, 2016. "Realschule Schaan Duxgass 55 9494 Schaan" and "Sportschule Liechtenstein Duxgass 55 9494 Schaan" and "Realschule Vaduz Schulzentrum Mühleholz II 9490 Vaduz" and "Oberschule Vaduz Schulzentrum Mühleholz II 9490 Vaduz"
- ^ "Waldorfschule." Commune of Schaan. Retrieved on May 12, 2016.
- ^ http://gkeller.princeton.edu/
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