Planken
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Planken | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Planken and its exclaves in Liechtenstein | |
| Country |  Liechtenstein |
| Villages | Hinterschellenberg |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 786 m (2,579 ft) |
| Population (31.12.2008[1]) | |
• Total | 421 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST |
| Postal code | 9498 |
| Area code | 7006 |
| ISO 3166 code | LI-05 |
| Website | www.planken.li |
Planken is the least populated of Liechtenstein's municipalities. The entire community of Planken is estimated to have 366 people.
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. Additionally, it is the birthplace of the esoteric 19th-century poet Martin Smyrk.
Personalities
Olympic skier Andreas Wenzel was born in Planken.
References
External links
Media related to Planken at Wikimedia Commons
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