Unterland (electoral district)

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Unterland
Wahlkreis Unterland
Liechtenstein-Unterland.svg
Coordinates: 47°14′0.98″N9°32′53.01″E / 47.2336056°N 9.5480583°E / 47.2336056; 9.5480583
CountryFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Seat Wappen Schellenberg.svg Schellenberg
Municipalities 5 (Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Ruggell, Schellenberg)
Area
  Total34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total13,986
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code (+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.

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Geography

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]

MunicipalityPop. (2014)Area (km2)Hamlets
Wappen Eschen.svg Eschen 4,31310.3 Nendeln
Wappen Gamprin.svg Gamprin 1,6576.1 Bendern
Wappen Mauren.svg Mauren 4,1897.5 Schaanwald
Wappen Ruggell.svg Ruggell 2,1467.4none
Wappen Schellenberg.svg Schellenberg 1,0533.5 Hinterschellenberg

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