Triesenberg

{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Triesenberg | native_name = | other_name = | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = {{multiple image | border = infobox | total_width = 300 | image_style = | perrow = 1/2/3/2 | caption_align = center | image1 = View of Triesenberg.jpg | caption1 = Panoramic view | image2 = Triesenberg Town Hall & St Joseph Parish Curch.jpg | caption2 = Town hall & St Joseph Parish Church | image3 = Malbun seen from Augstenberg (valo139).jpg | caption3 = Malbun | image4 = Steg. Chapel St. Wendelin and Martin. 2016-09-25 15-11-08.jpg | caption4 = Chapel St. Wendelin & Martin in Steg | image5 = Wangerberg.jpg | caption5 = Wangerberg }} | imagesize = | image_flag = Flag_of_Triesenberg_Liechtenstein-1.svg | flag_size = 30px | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = Wappen Triesenberg.svg | shield_size = 100px | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_size = | nickname = | motto = | mapframe = yes | image_map1 = Triesenberg in Liechtenstein.svg | mapsize = 150px | map_caption1 = Triesenberg and its exclave in Liechtenstein | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position =  | coordinates = {{coord|47|7|5|N|9|32|36|E|region:LI-10|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{Flag|Liechtenstein}} | subdivision_type1 = Electoral district | subdivision_type2 = Villages | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name1 = Oberland | subdivision_name2 = Gaflei, Malbun, Masescha, Rotenboden, Silum, Steg, Sücka, Wangerberg | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title =  | established_date = | established_title2 =  | established_date2 = | established_title3 =  | established_date3 = | government_type = | leader_party = VU | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Christoph Beck | unit_pref =  | area_footnotes = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 29.69 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m = 884 | elevation_ft = | population_total = 2,636 | population_as_of = 31 December 2018 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.llv.li/files/as/fliz_population-and-housing_2020.pdf |title=Population and Housing |website=Landesverwaltung fürstentum Liechtenstein |author=Amt für Statistik |date=2020 |access-date=1 October 2020}}</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_note = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 9497 | area_code = 7004 | iso_code = LI-10 | website = [https://www.triesenberg.li www.triesenberg.li] | footnotes = | population_density_urban_mi2 = | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = }} '''Triesenberg''' ({{IPA|de-CH|ˈtriːzn̩ˌbɛrɡ|-|De-Triesenberg.ogg}}) is a municipality in Liechtenstein with a population of 2,636. Its area of {{convert|29.69|km2}} makes it the largest municipality in Liechtenstein.<ref name="hlfl">{{cite web |last1=Hilbe |first1=Herbert |last2=Mayr |first2=Ulrike |title=Triesenberg |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Triesenberg |website=Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein |access-date=9 July 2025 |language=de}}</ref> The center of the municipality rests at an elevation of {{convert|884|–|1,000|m}}.

==History== Triesenberg was first mentioned in 1378 as "Trisnerberg" (and was called "Triesnerberg" until "Triesenberg" became the official spelling in the 20th century).<ref name="hlfl"/> Triesenberg is noted for its distinct dialect, dating from the influence of Walser migrants in the Middle Ages, who arrived in the region early in the 14th century.<ref>P. Christiaan Klieger, ''The Microstates of Europe: Designer Nations in a Post-Modern World'' (2014), p. 41</ref> This dialect is actively promoted by the municipality. The existence of this dialect is one evidence of remarkable linguistic diversity within the small Principality, as it is spoken alongside the Standard German and Alemannic dialect common to the country.

==Politics== ===Last election=== {{Further|2023 Liechtenstein local elections}}{{Election results|image=File:Triesenberg Municipal Council 2023.svg|party1=Patriotic Union|votes1=7271|seats1=5|sc1=0|party2=Progressive Citizens' Party|votes2=5240|seats2=5|sc2=+1|party3=Free List|votes3=739|seats3=0|sc3=-1|total_sc=0|valid=1325|invalid=39|blank=32|electorate=1683|source=[https://www.gemeindewahlen.li/resultatgemeinde/14//6 Gemeindewahlen]}}

==Geography== The municipality includes eight villages: Gaflei, Malbun, Masescha, Rotenboden, Silum, Steg, Sücka and Wangerberg. Malbun is the only ski-resort village in the country, located not far from the border with Austria (Vorarlberg).

== Notable people == * Maria Foser, Deputy Government Councillor for Social Affairs * Franz Schädler (1917–1941), alpine skier * Gustav Schädler (1883 Triesenberg – 1961 in Vaduz), politician and a former Prime Minister of Liechtenstein * Marco Schädler (born 1964 in Triesenberg) composer, he studied music at the conservatory in Feldkirch, Austria.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{commonscat-inline|Triesenberg}} *{{Wikivoyage-inline}} *[http://www.triesenberg.li Official website]

Category:Municipalities of Liechtenstein Category:Triesenberg