Hinterschellenberg Explained

Hinterschellenberg
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Liechtenstein
Pushpin Map Caption:Locator map of Hinterschellenberg in Liechtenstein
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Electoral district
Subdivision Name1: Unterland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Schellenberg
Elevation M:620
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:47.2408°N 9.5596°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9488
Area Code:423
Blank Name:Demonym

Hinterschellenberg is a settlement in Schellenberg, Liechtenstein.

Geography

Hinterschellenberg is located in the town of Schellenberg, a few kilometres away from its downtown core.

Main sights

It is home to Liechtenstein's Russian monument. Translated into English, the inscription on the monument reads as follows:

Here in Hinterschellenberg, on the night of 2 May 1945, the asylum-seeking remainder of the "1st Russian National Army of the German Wehrmacht" under Major General A. Holmston-Smyslowsky,[1] with about 500 fully equipped men, crossed the border of the Greater German Reich into Liechtenstein. The first negotiations took place in the "Wirtschaft zum Löwen" tavern, which led to the granting of asylum by the Principality of Liechtenstein. It was the only country which resisted the Soviet Union's extradition demands. After two and a half years, the Russians were free to leave for a country of their choice.

The monument is marked on a map given out by the Liechtenstein tourist information service, available free in Vaduz. The Wirtschaft zum Löwen Tavern is a small bar directly behind the monument. The Austrian border is about one hundred metres beyond the memorial stone.

Notes and References

  1. Count Borys Smyslowsky, a.k.a. Artur Holmston, was born in Terijoki, Russian Empire in 1897, died 1988 in Vaduz.