Schellenberg
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| Country: |
 Principality of Liechtenstein
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| Constituency : | Unterland |
| Municipality number : | 7011 |
| License plate : | FL |
| Postal code : | 9488 |
| Coordinates : | 759 718 / 233 556 |
| Height: | 630 m above sea level M. |
| Surface: | 3.559 km² |
| Residents: | 1091 (June 30, 2019) |
| Population density : | 307 inhabitants per km² |
| Proportion of foreigners : | 24.4% (June 30, 2017) |
| Website: | www.schellenberg.li |
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Schellenberg ( pronounced Schällabärg in the Liechtenstein dialect ) is a municipality in the Unterland of the Principality of Liechtenstein . In terms of area, it is the smallest municipality in the Principality and is located in the north of the country on the low-traffic altitude of the mountain of the same name . Schellenberg offers a view of the upper Rhine valley .
history
The mountain Schellenberg (also called Eschnerberg ) has been inhabited since around 3000 BC. Finds from the Borscht excavation site at the highest point, the Gantenstein , prove this.
The Lords of Schellenberg had their headquarters in the upper Isar valley and settled on the Eschnerberg, which is now called after their family name. They built the Upper Schellenberg Castle there in the first half of the 12th century.
The ancestral seat of the Barons von Brandis is in the canton of Bern, near Lützelflüh in the Emmental. Wolfhart I von Brandis married Agnes von Montfort-Feldkirch, the widow of Count Hartmann III. from Sargans-Vaduz.
The last of his three childless sons, Bishop of Chur, pledged the County of Vaduz and the possessions on the Schellenberg to his half-brothers Ulrich Thüring and Wolfhart II von Brandis.
He no longer redeemed the pledge, and after his death the Brandisers were in full possession of the land.
In 1434 the last part of the area on the Schellenberg was acquired, and since then the state borders have remained unchanged in the union of the County of Vaduz and the Lordship of Schellenberg.
The last offspring of the family, Johannes von Brandis, had to sell the Maienfeld dominion to the Drei Bünde in 1509 due to financial difficulties , and in 1510 Schellenberg, Vaduz and Blumenegg to Rudolf V. von Sulz .
Count Kaspar von Hohenems acquired the county of Vaduz and the rule of Schellenberg from the counts of Sulz in 1613. In 1646 the dominions Hohenems-Lustenau and Hohenems-Vaduz came into being. 1759 died with Franz Wilhelm III. the Counts of Hohenems in the male line and the sovereignty of Hohenems came to Austria.
Prince Johann Adam Andreas von Liechtenstein (1657–1712) acquired the empire-free rule Schellenberg in 1699 .
population
| year | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
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| Residents | 444 | 513 | 577 | 812 | 975 | 1,013 |
(December 31, 2010)
coat of arms
The Schellenberg coat of arms is divided three times in black and gold, the bottom with a pewter cut.
It is based on the coat of arms of the Lords of Schellenberg - divided three times by black and gold and was entered in the Zurich coat of arms in 1340 .
Attractions
- Parish church
- The parish church in the Mittelschellenberg district was built between 1960 and 1963 and is now a listed building due to its architectural importance. The bells of the church tower were donated by the Elkuch family.
- St. George's Chapel
- This chapel in the Hinterschellenberg district originally dates from around 1700 and was renovated in 1980–1981.
- Nunnery
- The convent of the Eternal Adoration of the Precious Blood of Christ was founded in 1858 by Father Franz Sales Brunner and characterizes the district of Mittelschellenberg. It also houses the secretariat of the Archdiocese of Vaduz and is the residence of Archbishop Wolfgang Haas .
- Upper and Lower Schellenberg Castle (castle ruins)
- The Upper Schellenberg Castle was built from 1200 and is the larger of the two structures. The castle was probably destroyed in the Appenzell War and then rebuilt.
- The Lower Schellenberg Castle was built around 1250. It is often called Altschellenberg . However, excavations have shown that it is the younger of the two castles. The misunderstanding arose mainly due to the structural condition of the castles.
- The castles have not been inhabited since the 16th century. From the middle of the 19th century they were used as stone quarries (e.g. when building the old parish church or the women's monastery). In 1956 the historical association received the two overgrown castles from Prince Franz Josef II as a gift and has been researching and conserving them ever since.
- Biedermann house
- The Biedermann House is a wooden farmhouse from the 16th century and gives an impression of the rural lifestyle around 1900. It is also a branch of the State Museum in Vaduz.
- Russians Monument
- A memorial stone with a plaque erected in Hinter-Schellenberg in 1980 commemorates the escape of the 1st Russian National Army , an association that collaborated with the German Wehrmacht , who fled via Fresch across the border to Schellenberg and the granting of asylum in Liechtenstein.
- Historic mountain trail Eschnerberg
- In addition to beautiful views, the hiking trail also offers information on the history of the area.
politics
The community leader is Norman Wohlwend ( FBP ). The council has eight seats:
photos
Schellenberg, behind the row of houses tower of the parish church
Parish Church dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Parish hall and village shop
Schellenberg Monastery
St. Georg Chapel, Hinterschellenberg
Hinterschellenberg
Schellenberg Community School
Web links
- Website of the community of Schellenberg
- Klaus Biedermann, Ulrike Mayr: Schellenberg (community). In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein .
- Arthur Brunhart: Schellenberg. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Alfred Goop: History of the community of Schellenberg (PDF; 554 kB)
- Rudolf Goop, Menschen am Schellenberg: Agriculture, Alp and Forest Management - A folk, socio-historical documentation of a community in the Principality of Liechtenstein during the period from 1800 to the middle of the 20th century
Individual evidence
- ^ Tables of population statistics. (XLS; 345 kB ) June 30, 2019. Statistical Office (AS), Principality of Liechtenstein, accessed on December 24, 2019 .
- ↑ population statistics. ( PDF ; 913 kB ) June 30, 2017. Statistical Office (AS), Principality of Liechtenstein, p. 15 , accessed on January 31, 2018 .
- ↑ Population and housing conditions ( Memento from November 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF), Office for Statistics, accessed on September 8, 2012.
- ^ Archdiocese of Vaduz, addresses / people accessed on September 1, 2012
- ↑ Schellenberg History (PDF; 567 kB), Alfred Goop, accessed on September 7, 2012
- ↑ Rural living museum "Biedermannhaus"
