Discover Schaan 2026

The former textile-industry factory building today houses one of the country's most important contemporary art spaces, with changing exhibitions by international and regional artists in an industrial-style setting.

The excavations on the church hill reveal the foundations of a late Roman watchtower and an early Christian church from the 4th century, ranking among the oldest archaeologically documented structures in the entire Alpine Rhine Valley.

As Liechtenstein's traditional industrial center, Schaan was once shaped by the textile industry and later precision manufacturing, a history still told today through historic factory buildings and a small local heritage museum in the center.

The sprawling green space along the Rhine offers cycling and walking paths as well as sports facilities and serves the residents of Schaan and Vaduz as a popular recreation area with views across the river to the Swiss side.

Liechtenstein's largest municipality borders Vaduz directly and is reachable from there within a few minutes on foot. Schaan-Vaduz train station sits on the rail line between Buchs and Feldkirch, connecting the town directly with Switzerland and Austria.

The former textile-industry factory building today houses one of the country's most important contemporary art spaces, with changing exhibitions by international and regional artists in an industrial-style setting.

The excavations on the church hill reveal the foundations of a late Roman watchtower and an early Christian church from the 4th century, ranking among the oldest archaeologically documented structures in the entire Alpine Rhine Valley.

As Liechtenstein's traditional industrial center, Schaan was once shaped by the textile industry and later precision manufacturing, a history still told today through historic factory buildings and a small local heritage museum in the center.