Unterland (electoral district)

Unterland
Wahlkreis Unterland
Electoral district of Liechtenstein
Coordinates: 47°14′0.98″N 9°32′53.01″E / 47.2336056°N 9.5480583°E / 47.2336056; 9.5480583Coordinates: 47°14′0.98″N 9°32′53.01″E / 47.2336056°N 9.5480583°E / 47.2336056; 9.5480583
Country  Liechtenstein
Seat Schellenberg
Municipalities 5 (Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Ruggell, Schellenberg)
Area
  Total 34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Population (2014)
  Total 13,358
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) (+423)

Unterland (German: Wahlkreis Oberland), meaning "lower land", is one of the two electoral districts of Liechtenstein.[1] It corresponds to the historic Lordship of Schelleberg (German: Herrschaft Schellenberg) and the administrative seat is the town of Schellenberg.

Geography

The district is the lesser populated and spans for one-third (north) of the country. It is composed by 5 municipalities and 3 villages (hamlets), for a total of 8 settlements.[2]

Municipality Pop. (2014) Area (km²) Hamlets
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 none

See also

References

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