Gamprin

Gamprin
Gamprin
Municipality
	Bendern, with the parish church of Saint Maria
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Gamprin
	Gamprin and its exclave in Liechtenstein
	Coordinates: 47°13′N 9°30′E / 47.217°N 9.500°E
Country	Liechtenstein
Electoral district	Unterland
Villages	Bendern
Area
• Total	6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Elevation	472 m (1,549 ft)
Population (31-12-2019)
• Total	1,690
• Density	273/km2 (622/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	CEST
Postal code	9487
Area code	7009
ISO 3166 code	LI-03
Website	www.gamprin.li

Gamprin (German pronunciation: [ɡamˈpʁiːn] ^ⓘ) is a municipality of Liechtenstein, on the Rhine on the border with the municipality of Sennwald, in Switzerland. It had 1,690 inhabitants in 2019. The municipality contains the village of Bendern and scattered hamlets and the Liechtenstein Institute and LGT Group.

History

Evidence of human settlement from the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages have been found in Gamprin. Within the territory of the parish there is the archaeological site of Lutzengüetle (Lotzagüetle).^[1]

The name's toponymy is derived from Old Romansh camp Rin ("field on the Rhine"). It was first mentioned in about 1150 as Camporin, and in 1253 it was mentioned as Gamperin.^[2]

The church, dedicated to Mother Mary, was built in 1481, but has antecedents dating back to 1045. In 1499, the village was pillaged by the Swiss Confederates. The oldest preserved village charter from 1643 describes the rights and duties of the villagers to use pastures and forests. Lower Country men swore allegiance to the Prince in 1699 at Bendern.^{[citation needed]}

In the 18th and 19th centuries, Bendern ran one of the five ferries in the Liechtenstein section of the Rhine and connected it with Haag [de] on the opposite side of the river, now in the Swiss municipality of Sennwald. A wooden bridge was built across the river in 1867–68.^[2]

Politics

Gamprin is locally administered by the mayor and a 8-person municipal council, elected every four years since 1975. The incumbent mayor is Johannes Hasler, since 2019.^[3]

List of mayors (1864–present)

List of mayors (1864–present)
Name	Term		Ref(s).
Johann Georg Näscher	1864–1867	—	^[3]
Johann Georg Hasler	1867–1868
Adam Hasler	1868–1870
Franz Josef Hoop	1870–1873
Johann Georg Näscher	1873–1879
Sebastian Näscher	1879–1885
Lorenz Kind	1885–1891
Johann Georg Näscher	1891–1894
Lorenz Kind	1894–1900
Adolf Matt	1900–1909
Johann Hasler	1909–1915
Felix Gubelmann	1915–1922	FBP
Wilhelm Büchel	1921–1930
Wilhelm Näscher	1930–1936
Josef Marxer	1936–1945	VU
Martin Näscher	1945–1954	FBP
Johann Georg Hasler	1954–1963	FBP
Alois Öhri	1963–1975	VU
Lorenz Hasler	1975–1991	FBP
Maria Marxer	1991–1995	FBP
Donath Öhri	1995–2019	VU
Johannes Hasler	2019–	FBP

Geography

Gamprin, with an area of 6.188 km², lies in the hilly landscape west of Eschnerberg and consists of the villages Gamprin and Bendern.^[2] It is a scattered settlement, and contains the old hamlets of Au, Bühl, Badäl, Salums and Gölla.^[2] To the south, Gamprin borders on the Rheinau-Tentscha exclave of the municipality of Eschen as well as on Vaduz and Schaan, to the east lies the municipality of Eschen, and to the north Schellenberg and Ruggell.^[4] In the west, the Rhine forms the border with the municipality of Sennwald in Switzerland.^[5]^[6]

Gamprin has an exclave with the so-called Nendler Berg western slope of the Dreischwestern Massif.^[2] It is 72.38 ha of communal forest above Nendeln and Schaanwald. Another communal forest of 40.52 ha is located on the Eschnerberg.^{[citation needed]}

The municipality contains the 2.6 ha (6.4 acres) Gampriner Seele, the only lake in Liechtenstein.^[7] It was created by a flood of the Rhine with enormous erosion in 1927.^[8]

Coat of arms

Until 1950 the municipality of Gamprin didn't have a coat of arms nor an official flag. The council of Gamprin established a committee to design a flag and a coat of arms for the municipality. The yellow ribbon symbolises the Rhine and the roses were from the coat of arms of the knight "Rüdiger von Limbach", who had his residence in Gamprin in the Middle Ages. In 1958 the new flag and coat of arms were adopted by the municipality of Gamprin.^[9]

Landmarks

The municipality contains the Liechtenstein Institute and LGT Group.^[6] There is a winery in the municipality named Zaungässler Weine.^[10]

Notable people

Wilhelm Büchel (1873–1951), farmer and politician (FBP), member of the Parliament of the Principality of Liechtenstein
Wilhelm Näscher (1892–1948), farmer and politician (FBP), member of the Parliament of the Principality of Liechtenstein
Johann Georg Hasler (1898–1976), farmer and politician (FBP), member of the Parliament of the Principality of Liechtenstein
Ernst Büchel (1922–2003), lawyer and politician (FBP), member of the Parliament of the Principality of Liechtenstein
Armin Meier (1941–1999), remedial teacher and politician (FBP), member of the Parliament of the Principality of Liechtenstein
Otmar Hasler (born 1953), teacher and politician (FBP), head of the government of the Principality of Liechtenstein
Tina Weirather (born 1989), alpine skier.
Matthias Kaiser (born 1991), motor racing driver.

Connected to the municipality

Georg Gstöhl (1925–1999), teacher and politician (VU), member of the Liechtenstein Parliament, was a teacher, organist and conductor in Gamprin
Elfried Hasler (born 1965), financial analyst, asset manager and politician (FBP), member of the Liechtenstein Parliament, grew up in Gamprin
Marina Nigg (born 1984), ski racer, started for the SV Gamprin

References

^ Merz, Anna (2011). "Lutzengüetle (Lotzagüetle)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Gamprin". Historisches-Lexicon (in German). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b Wanger, Harald; Mayr, Ulrike; Schindler, Jürgen (31 December 2011). "Gamprin". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
^ "Liechtenstein Gemeinden". Image-maps.de. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ "Sennwald". Schweiz-navigator.de. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Gamprin" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ "Gewässer, Fluss, See, Bach – Fürstentum Liechtenstein". www.liechtenstein.li. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ "Fischereiverein Liechtenstein - Gampriner See". www.fischen.li. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ "Karte Gamprin". Mapnall.com (in German). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ "Wein". zaungaessler.li (in German). Retrieved 24 October 2022.

External links

Official website
Liechtenstein Portal on Gamprin/Bendern Archived 2008-01-04 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Merz, Anna (2011). "Lutzengüetle (Lotzagüetle)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2024.

[lexikon-2] "Gamprin". Historisches-Lexicon (in German). Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[hlfl-3] Wanger, Harald; Mayr, Ulrike; Schindler, Jürgen (31 December 2011). "Gamprin". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2024.

[4] "Liechtenstein Gemeinden". Image-maps.de. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[5] "Sennwald". Schweiz-navigator.de. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[GM-6] "Gamprin" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[7] "Gewässer, Fluss, See, Bach – Fürstentum Liechtenstein". www.liechtenstein.li. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[:0-8] "Fischereiverein Liechtenstein - Gampriner See". www.fischen.li. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[9] "Karte Gamprin". Mapnall.com (in German). Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[10] "Wein". zaungaessler.li (in German). Retrieved 24 October 2022.

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