Schaan is the largest municipality of Liechtenstein by population, an important traffic hub and industrial center of the country, located north of the capital Vaduz in the Oberland electoral district with the Rhine forming its western border with Switzerland. As of 2019 it had 6,039 residents, making it the most populous administrative district in the country, and covers 26.92 square kilometers including mountains and forest; the municipality contains four exclaves, Brunnenegg, Gritsch, Guschg and Plankner Neugrutt, and borders Austria in three separate places. Archaeological evidence indicates the area has been inhabited for more than 6,000 years, with Roman occupation beginning in 15 BC followed by Alemannic settlement. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude47.166667 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Schaan (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 5,998 (2019)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 47.166667, longitude 9.516667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 450 m
P2046 (area)
area 26.8 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 5998 (2019)
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Schaan (German pronunciation: [ʃaːn] ; dialectal: Schaa) is the largest municipality of Liechtenstein by population.
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