Schaan (Liechtenstein)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
שאן (ליכטנשטיין)
Name (Latin)
Schaan (Liechtenstein)
Coordinates
9.516666666 9.516666666 47.16666667 47.16666667 (gooearth )
Associated country
Liechtenstein
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 157421191
Wikidata: Q49657
Library of congress: no 98068251
OCoLC: oca04668934
Sources of Information
  • GEOnet Names Server, Feb. 24, 1998:Liechtenstein (Schaan; PPL; 47°10ʹ00ʺN, 9°30ʹ00ʺE)
  • Friedrich Dürrenmatt, 1993:t.p. verso (Galerie Theater am Kirchplatz, Schaan)
  • GEOnet Names Server, Feb. 24, 1998:Liechtenstein (Schaan; PPL; 47p0s10ʹ00ʺN, 9p0s30ʹ00ʺE)

Wikipedia description:

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 mi2), 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.

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