Unterland Wahlkreis Unterland | |
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Coordinates: 47°14′0.98″N9°32′53.01″E / 47.2336056°N 9.5480583°E Coordinates: 47°14′0.98″N9°32′53.01″E / 47.2336056°N 9.5480583°E | |
Country | Liechtenstein |
Seat | Schellenberg |
Municipalities | 5 (Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Ruggell, Schellenberg) |
Area | |
• Total | 34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 13,986 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Area code(s) | (+423) |
Unterland (German : Wahlkreis Unterland), meaning "lower land", is one of the two electoral districts of Liechtenstein. [1] The district's administrative seat is the town of Schellenberg, due to its historical existence as the Lordship of Schellenberg (German : Herrschaft Schellenberg). It has 10 seats in the Landtag.
The district is less populous than Oberland (the other district) and takes up between a fifth and a sixth of Liechtenstein's total area. It comprises five municipalities and three villages, for a total of eight settlements. [2]
Municipality | Pop. (2014) | Area (km²) | Hamlets |
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Eschen | 4,313 | 10.3 | Nendeln |
Gamprin | 1,657 | 6.1 | Bendern |
Mauren | 4,189 | 7.5 | Schaanwald |
Ruggell | 2,146 | 7.4 | none |
Schellenberg | 1,053 | 3.5 | Hinterschellenberg |
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