Gamprin

Gamprin

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Eschen and its exclave in Liechtenstein
Coordinates: 47°13′N 9°30′E / 47.217°N 9.500°ECoordinates: 47°13′N 9°30′E / 47.217°N 9.500°E
Country  Liechtenstein
Villages Bendern
Area
  Total 6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Elevation 472 m (1,549 ft)
Population (31.12.2008[1])
  Total 1,524
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC)
Postal code 9487
Area code(s) 7009
ISO 3166 code LI-03
Website www.gamprin.li

Gamprin is a municipality of Liechtenstein with 1,524 inhabitants.

Overview

It contains Bendern which is among the most historic of Liechtenstein's communities. Lower Country men swore allegiance to the Prince in 1699 at Bendern. The community of Bendern also had ecclesiastical relevance going back to in least the fifteenth century. They have a church dedicated to Mother Mary that was built in 1481, but with antecedents dating back to 1045. The municipality contains the Liechtenstein Institute and LGT Group.

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Media related to Gamprin at Wikimedia Commons