Mauren

Mauren (German pronunciation: [ˈmaʊ̯ʁən] ^ⓘ; High Alemannic: Muura) is a municipality in Liechtenstein that is situated in the north of the country. It has a population of 4,401.^[1] The Curta mechanical calculator was produced by Contina AG, in Mauren.^[2]

Mauren Muura
Municipality
View of Planken, Schellenberg and Mauren
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Mauren
Mauren in Liechtenstein
Coordinates: 47°13′N 9°32′E
Country	Liechtenstein
Electoral district	Unterland
Villages	Schaanwald
Government
• Mayor	Peter Frick (VU)
Area
• Total	7.49 km2 (2.89 sq mi)
Elevation	453 m (1,486 ft)
Population  (31-12-2019)[1]
• Total	4,401
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	CEST
Postal code	9493
Area code	7008
ISO 3166 code	LI-04
Website	www.mauren.li

Geography

The municipality includes the hamlet of Schaanwald, which has a train station on the Feldkirch-Buchs line. The forests of Bauwald and Maurerberg, east of Schaanwald, take up a third of the municipality's area.^[3]

History

During antiquity, a Roman road (from Bregenz to Milan) crossed what is now known as Mauren. The location was already inhabited in these times.^[3]

It was first mentioned as "Muron" in documents from 1178.^[3] There is a memorial to the Liechtenstein educator and historian Peter Kaiser (1793–1864) located in the municipality.

Since 1905, Mauren has existed as a church community. It was the first municipality in Liechtenstein to receive electricity in 1906.^[3]

Politics

Mauren is locally administered by the mayor and a 10-person municipal council, elected every four years since 1975. The incumbent mayor is Peter Frick, since 2023.^[3]

List of mayors (1864–present)

List of mayors (1864–present)

Name	Term	Party		Ref(s).
Johann Georg Matt	1864–1867		—	[3]
Johann Georg Matt	1867–1870
Simon Fehr	1870–1873
Korbinian Meier	1873–1874
Michael Kaiser	1874–1876
Mathias Frick	1876–1879
Michael Kaiser	1879–1879
Jakob Kaiser	1879–1882
Mathias Frick	1882–1885
Jakob Kaiser	1885–1888
Medard Ritter	1888–1891
Jakob Kaiser	1891–1897
Medard Ritter	1897–1900
Jakob Kaiser	1900–1903
Franz Josef Ritter	1903–1909
Emil Batliner	1909–1918
Andreas Meier	1918–1921		FBP
Rudolf Matt	1921–1924		CSVP
Emil Batliner	1924–1930		FBP
David Bühler	1930–1933
David Meier	1933–1948
Oswald Bühler	1948–1962
Egon Meier	1962–1969
Werner Matt	1969–1979
Hartwig Kieber	1979–1991
Johannes Kaiser	1991–2003
Freddy Kaiser	2003–2023
Peter Frick	2023–		VU

Notable people

• Gebhard Schädler (1776–1842), practising surgeon in Liechtenstein.^[4]
• Peter Kaiser (1793–1864), historian and statesman, prominent figure in the 1848 revolution in Liechtenstein.
• Peter Büchel (1872–1958), civil servant and member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein.^[5]
• Fritz Kaiser (born 1955), wealth management entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist
• Dominique Hasler (born 1978), Liechtensteiner politician; Minister of Home Affairs, Education and Environment since 2017 who grew up in Mauren.
• Jürgen Berginz (born 1989), bobsledder who competed for Liechtenstein at the 2010 Winter Olympics.