Bendern
Bendern | |
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 Bendern fountain | |
  Bendern Locator map of Bendern in Liechtenstein | |
| Coordinates:47°13′N9°30′E/ 47.217°N 9.500°E | |
| Country |  Liechtenstein |
| Electoral district | Unterland |
| Municipality |  Gamprin |
| Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 9487 |
| Area code | (+423)... |
Bendernis a village ofLiechtenstein,together with the town of Gamprin it forms in themunicipalityofGamprin.It is the third smallest in the country, with an area of 6.19 km2and a total population of 1664 people (as of 2015).[1]The village itself had about 470 residents (as of 2007).[2]
History
[edit]During theSwabian war,the village was burned down by the Swiss. 1538–1636 Bendern hosted thePremonstratensiansof St Luzi Abby inChur,that fled the Reformation.[2]The church hill of Bendern is an important place for the history of the country. On March 16, 1699, the men from Liechtenstein's lowlands pledged allegiance to thePrince of Liechtensteinon the church hill, afterLordship of Schellenbergwas bought by the Prince of Liechtenstein.[3][4]The Bendern fountain was created to commemorate this.[2]
Over the years, important excavations have taken place.[5]The history of the church can be traced back to Carolingian-Ottonian and Roman times. Older traces of settlement in the form of ceramics go back to prehistoric times.[2]
The baroquevelum quadragesimalefrom the local church house Mariä Himmelfahrt, known as the Benderner Fastentuch in German is nowaday one of the treasures in theNational Museumin Vaduz, the church possesses a copy.[6]
Geography
[edit]The village is located by the riverRhineand theEschnerberg,close to Gamprin, and next to the borders ofSwitzerland.It is linked with the Swiss village ofHaag,a hamlet ofSennwald,with a road bridge.[7]
Economy
[edit]There are about 100 businesses with more or less 2500 jobs in the municipality,[8]additionally the village is home to theLiechtenstein-Institut(LI)[9]with a focus on research focused on the country and until 2017 it was the seat of the International Academy for Philosophy (IAP).[10]
References
[edit]- ^"Bevölkerungsstatistik"(PDF).llv.li(in German). 3 June 2015.Retrieved10 April2024.
- ^abcd"Bendern (Siedlung) – Historisches Lexikon".historisches-lexikon.li(in German).Retrieved18 March2019.
- ^"Jahrbuch des Historischen Vereins für das Fürstentum Liechtenstein".Jahrbuch des Historischen Vereins für das Fürstentum Liechtenstein.23.1923.
- ^Poeschel, Erwin (1950).Die Kunstdenkmäler des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.Basel: Birkhäuser. p. 10.
- ^"Jahrbuch des Historischen Vereins für das Fürstentum Liechtenstein: Jahrbuch des Historischen Vereins für das Fürstentum Liechtenstein".Jahrbuch des Historischen Vereins für das Fürstentum Liechtenstein.102.2003.
- ^"Fastentücher – Historisches Lexikon".historisches-lexikon.li(in German).Retrieved18 March2019.
- ^1557374993Bendern onOpenStreetMap
- ^"Standort Gamprin".Gemeinde Gamprin(in German). 8 November 2018.Retrieved18 March2019.
- ^"Institutionen".Gemeinde Gamprin(in German). 8 November 2018.Retrieved18 March2019.
- ^"Internationale Akademie für Philosophie (IAP) – Historisches Lexikon".historisches-lexikon.li(in German).Retrieved18 March2019.
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