Schaan

Schaan
Municipality
Church of St. Laurentius
Flag Coat of arms
Schaan and its exclaves in Liechtenstein
Coordinates: 47°10′00″N 9°30′35″E / 47.16667°N 9.50972°E / 47.16667; 9.50972Coordinates: 47°10′00″N 9°30′35″E / 47.16667°N 9.50972°E / 47.16667; 9.50972
Country	Liechtenstein
Electoral district	Oberland
Villages	Mühleholz
Area
• Total	26.8 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population (31-12-2014)
• Total	5,963
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC)
Postal code	9494
Area code(s)	7005
ISO 3166 code	LI-07
Website	www.schaan.li

Schaan (German pronunciation: [ʃaːn]) is the largest municipality of Liechtenstein by population. It is located to the north of Vaduz, the capital, in the central part of the country. As of 2005^[update] it has a population of 5,806 making it the most populous administrative district in Liechtenstein, and covers an area of 26.8 km², including mountains and forest.

First mentioned c. 850, Schaan has over 4,000 enterprises, making it a large economic center in the country. Schaan is the location of the world headquarters of Ivoclar Vivadent AG, the world's biggest manufacturer of false teeth, and Hilti Aktiengesellschaft, one of the world's largest makers of anchors and power tools.

Schaan borders the town of Buchs in Switzerland.

The municipality includes the village of Mühleholz and the Naafkopf, one of the two tripoints between Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Austria.

There are four kindergarten sites: Malarsch, Pardiel, Rebera, and Werkof. The Gemeinschaftszentrum Resch, Primarschule provides primary school services.

Realschule Schaan and Sportschule Liechtenstein are in Schaan, while Realschule Vaduz and Oberschule Vaduz are in the Schulzentrum Mühleholz II in Vaduz. Liecht. Gymnasium is also in Vaduz.

There is a private Waldorf school that has students from, in addition to Liechtenstein, Austria and Switzerland. It was established in 1985.

Buchs SG, Grabs SG, Gams SG in Switzerland and Schaan