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Planken

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Country
  
Liechtenstein

Villages
  
Hinterschellenberg

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
5.3 km²

Village
  
Hinterschellenberg

Electoral district
  
Oberland

Elevation
  
786 m (2,579 ft)

Postal code
  
9498

Local time
  
Tuesday 10:28 AM

Area code
  
7006

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Weather
  
10°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 77% Humidity

Planken is the least populated of Liechtenstein's municipalities. The entire community of Planken is estimated to have 366 people.

Contents

Map of Planken, Liechtenstein

History

Its name is said to derive from a Latin word for rising meadows. Its most notable structure is an eighteenth-century chapel that was redesigned in 1955 under the supervision of architect Felix Schmid of Rapperswil.

Notable people

  • Hanni Wenzel, alpine skier
  • Andreas Wenzel, alpine skier
  • Tina Weirather, alpine skier
  • References

    Planken Wikipedia