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Church of St. Laurentius (Schaan)

church in Liechtenstein

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Schaan

Liechtenstein
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Schaan

Schaan is a city in Liechtenstein.

Schaan is the northernmost municipality in the Liechtenstein Oberland. It is bordered to the south by the capital, Vaduz, to the east by Planken and Triesenberg, and to the north by the municipalities of Eschen and Gamprin. In the west, the Rhine forms the natural border with Switzerland, and in the east, the town is dominated by the Three Sisters mountain range. Schaan also has four exclaves within other municipalities, and two enclaves within its municipality.

Recent archaeological finds have shown that Schaan has been inhabited for over 6000 years: In the year 15 BC, The Romans conquered, under Augustus, the territory of the present Principality of Liechtenstein and built the Roman province of Raetia. In the 1st century AD, a Military Highway from Milan-Bregenz was created, which ran along the Luzisteig along the right bank of the Rhine, leading to the building of settlements in modern-day Schaan. Also from the 1st century AD are two Roman legionnaire's helmets, which were found in 1887 during digging work above Dux and probably as dedications of the two Roman legionaries Publius Cavidius Felix and Numerius Pomponius, whose names are engraved on the helmets, buried here. They are now housed in the museums of Bregenz and Zurich. The most important Roman building on the municipal land is a fort built in the valley, which was built to protect against the ever more frequent Alemannic invasions. Remains of its foundations and the gate tower are again visible from St. Peter's Church, Schaan. A baptistery from the 5th century, which was found during excavations inside this church, suggests an early Christianization. During excavations, there were also older traces of settlement from prehistoric times.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

2.6°C-3.7
Precipitation: 67 mm

Feb

4.8°C-2.6
Precipitation: 62 mm

Mar

9.5°C0.4
Precipitation: 65 mm

Apr

13.8°C3.9
Precipitation: 87 mm

May

18.1°C7.8
Precipitation: 106 mm

Jun

21.3°C11.2
Precipitation: 132 mm

Jul

23.4°C13.2
Precipitation: 130 mm

Aug

22.5°C12.7
Precipitation: 140 mm

Sep

19.7°C10
Precipitation: 103 mm

Oct

14.1°C5.6
Precipitation: 76 mm

Nov

8.1°C1.1
Precipitation: 79 mm

Dec

3.4°C-2.5
Precipitation: 76 mm
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