Schellenberg

For people with the surname Schellenberg, seeSchellenberg (surname).For the medieval state, seeLordship of Schellenberg.For the assault by British and Imperial forces during theWar of the Spanish Succession,seeBattle of Schellenberg.

Schellenberg
Municipality
Schellenberg in early-June 2007
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Schellenberg
Schellenberg within Liechtenstein
Coordinates:47°14′0.98″N9°32′53.01″E
Country	Liechtenstein
Electoral district	Unterland
Villages	Hinterschellenberg
Area
• Total	3.5 km2(1.4 sq mi)
Elevation	626 m (2,054 ft)
Population (31-12-2019)
• Total	1,107
• Density	294/km2(760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code	9488
Area code	7011
ISO 3166 code	LI-08
Website	www.schellenberg.li

Schellenberg(German pronunciation:[ˈʃɛlənˌbɛʁk]) is amunicipalityin the lowland area ofLiechtenstein,on the banks of theRhine.As of 2019,it has a population of 1,107and covers an area of 3.5 km²(1.4 sq mi)

History

Early history

See also:Lordship of Schellenberg

The area was first settled byCelts,then byRhaetians.Romeconquered the area in 15 BC, and made it part of the province of Rhaetia. The Province later became a county (countship) underCharlemagne.The county was repeatedly divided among heirs.

TheLordship of Schellenbergwas purchased by the Counts ofVaduzin 1437 and the two states have been united in fact ever since. After theSwabian Warin 1499, both came underAustriansuzerainty. Different dynasties of counts bought and sold them, until their purchase in the early 18th century by theLiechtenstein dynasty,which had been granted princely status in 1706, but which needed to acquire a territory with imperial immediacy in order to vote in the Diet of the Princes of the Empire. The emperor formally united Vaduz and Schellenberg in 1719 as the Principality of Liechtenstein.

World War II

The Russian Monument, located inHinterschellenberg,in the municipality commemorates the asylum given to Russian soldiers during theSecond World War.Near the end of World War II, Liechtenstein granted asylum to approximately five hundred soldiers of theFirst Russian National Army,a collaborationist Russian force within the GermanWehrmacht.This act was no small matter, as the country was poor and had difficulty feeding and caring for such a large group of refugees.Eventually,Argentinaagreed to resettle the asylum seekers permanently.In contrast,the British repatriated the Russians who fought on the German side to the USSR.

Administration

Schellenberg is administered by the mayor and a 9-person municipal council, elected every four years since 1975. The incumbent mayor is Dietmar Lampert, since 2023.

List of mayors (1864–present)

List of mayors (1864–present)

Name	Term	Party		Ref(s).
Johann Hassler	1864–1867		—
Josef Kaiser	1867–1870
Meinrad Marxer	1870–1873
Josef Kaiser	1873–1876
Meinrad Marxer	1876–1885
Elias Oehri	1885–1888
Meinrad Marxer	1888–1891
Matthäus Wohlwend	1891–1894
Ludwig Elkuch	1894–1909
Andreas Hassler	1909–1915
Karl Kaiser	1915–1927		FBP
Adolf Goop	1927–1933		VU
Philipp Elkuch	1933–1945		FBP
Urban Rederer	1945–1954		VU
Georg Oehri	1954–1960		FBP
Hugo Oehri	1960–1972
Hermann Hassler	1972–1979		VU
Edgar Elkuch	1979–1987		FBP
Walter Kieber	1987–2003		VU
Norman Wohlwend	2003–2023		FBP
Dietmar Lampert	2003–present		VU

Geography

Schellenberg territory borders with the Liechtensteiner municipalities ofEschen,Gamprin,MaurenandRuggell.It borders also with theAustrianmunicipality ofFeldkirch,in the federal state ofVorarlberg.

Transport

In Schellenberg there is a small road crossing toAustria,manned by Austrian and Swiss border guards.

Notable people

• Gisela Biedermann,physician and politician
• Julia Hassler,Olympic swimmer.
• Fabienne Wohlwend,motor racing driver.

External links

• The dictionary definition ofSchellenbergat Wiktionary(in German)
• Official website(in German)
• "History of Schellenberg"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2008-11-22.(548KiB)(in German)