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Mauren / Schaanwald 

Mauren-Schaanwald
http://www.mauren.li
( 472 meters elevation )
St. Peter and Paul Parish Church
Birka nature and bird reserve
border crossing to Austria
nature trail
Eschen-Mauren sports grounds (half-pipe)
Rhetaca riding facilities

General information on Mauren/Schaanwald
Mauren (472 meters elevation) was first documented in 1178 as "Muron". The political municipality consists of the neighborhoods of Mauren and Schaanwald. In the early 19th century, the construction of new houses in the main town was prohibited by the municipal assembly (in 1850, the maximum number was still fixed at 111 households).
Thus, a new settlement grew in Schaanwald. The memorial for Peter Kaiser (1793 – 1864), the Liechtenstein educator and historian, is located in Mauren. Autumn turnips used to be a favorite crop in Mauren. The nickname "Murer Räba" (Mauren autumn turnip) persists until today. Of particular note are the Birka protected reserve for birds, the Weiherring leisure park, and the Eschen-Mauren sports grounds. The municipality of Mauren-Schaanwald is home to many industry and trade businesses.

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Historical buildings and sites inMauren

  • St. Peter and Paul Parish Church
    The grounds of the church, parsonage, and cemetery in the "Kirchabot" are an area rich in tradition. The slight terrace of the grounds has been shown to have been a construction and settlement site even in Roman times.
    The ground plans of all the churches lie in the settlement area of a Roman villa. In 1842, the old, dilapidated church was torn down. The current church was built in 1843/44 according to the plans from 1827 by the princely construction inspector Laurenz Vogel. From 1986 to 1988, the parish church was completely renovated and the church interior was redesigned according to the artistic plans of Georg Malin.

The grounds around the Parish Church of St. Peter and Paul already served as a construction and settlement site for the Romans
The grounds around the Parish
Church of St. Peter and Paul
already served as a construction
and settlement site for the Romans

The number of households in Mauren was still limited to 111 in 1850; now there are around 1,500 in Mauren and Schaanwald
The number of households in
Mauren was still limited to
111 in 1850; now there are
around 1,500 in Mauren and
Schaanwald

With almost 3,500 inhabitants, Mauren is the second-largest municipality in the Lower Country
With almost 3,500 inhabitants,
Mauren is the second-largest
municipality in the Lower Country