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Schellenberg

Schellenberg

Municipality

FlagCoat of arms

Schellenberg, shown within Liechtenstein

Coordinates: 4714N 932E[1]

Coordinates: 4714N932E[1]

Country Liechtenstein

Villages none

Area

Total3.5 km

2(1.4 sq mi)

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Elevation 626 m (2,054 ft)

Population (31.12.2008[2]

)

Total 1,042

Density294/km

2(760/sq mi)

Time zone CET (UTC+1)

Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code 9488

Area code(s) 7011

Websitewww.schellenberg.li

[3]

Lordship of SchellenbergHerrschaft Schellenberg

State of the Holy Roman Empire

9th century 1719

Capital Schellenberg, Vaduz

Government Principality

Historical era Middle Ages

- Conquered by Rome 15 BC

- County created by

Charlemagne

the 9th century

- Purchased by

Counts of Vaduz

1437

- Acquired, with Vaduz,

by Austria

1499

- Liechtenstein dynasty

become Frsten

1706

- Acquired by

Liechtenstein dynasty

1719

Schellenberg is a municipality in the lowland area of Liechtenstein, on the banks of the Rhine. As of 2005[4], it has

a population of 952 and covers an area of 3.5 km2

(1.4 sq mi).

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History

Early history

The area was first settled by Celts, then by Rhaetians. Rome conquered the area in 15 BC, and made it part of the

province of Rhaetia. The Province later became a county (countship) under Charlemagne. The county was repeatedly

divided among heirs.

The Lordship of Schellenberg was purchased by the Counts of Vaduz in 1437 and the two states have been united in

fact ever since. After the Swabian War in 1499, both came under Austrian suzerainty. Different dynasties of counts

bought and sold them, until their purchase in the early 18th century by the Liechtenstein 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

In the municipality, there is a monument at the border town of Hinterschellenberg that commemorates the asylum

given to Russian soldiers.[5]

At the close of World War II, Liechtenstein granted asylum to approximately five

hundred soldiers of the First Russian National Army, a collaborationist Russian force within the German

Wehrmacht. 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, Argentina agreed to resettle the asylum seekers permanently. In contrast, the

British repatriated the Russians who fought on the German side to the USSR.

Transport

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

References

[1] http:/ /toolserver. org/~geohack/geohack. php?pagename=Schellenberg& params=47_14_N_9_32_E_type:city(1042)_region:LI-08

[2] 2008 Statistics for Liechtenstein (http://www.llv.li/amtsstellen/llv-as-bevoelkerung/

llv-as-bevoelkerung-bevoelkerungsstatistik_per_31_dezember. htm)

[3] http:/ /www.schellenberg. li

[4] http:/ /en. wikipedia. org/w/index.php?title=Schellenberg& action=edit

[5] Schellenberg TravelGuide (http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Liechtenstein/Schellenberg/Things_To_Do-Schellenberg-BR-1.

html) on Virtual Tourist.com

External links

Media related to Schellenberg at Wikimedia Commons The dictionary definition of Schellenberg at Wiktionary(German)

Official website (http://www.schellenberg.li) (German)

History of Schellenberg (http://www.schellenberg.li/pdf/geschichte.pdf) PDF (548 KiB) (German)

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