Silum
Sign in to saveSilum is an (alpine pasture) of Liechtenstein, located in the municipality of Triesenberg. It is located on a distinctive slumping mass composed of scree slopes, positioned beneath the breakaway ridge of one of the Alps' largest landslides, which occurred approximately 12,000 years ago following the retreat of the Rhine Glacier. The area exemplifies traditional Walser agricultural patterns, featuring patchworks of meadows that reveal historic property boundaries when differently mowed during summer. Ecologically significant, Silum contains wetland areas, dry meadows supporting rare plant and i
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Place details
- Locality
- Masescha
- Region
- Triesenberg
- Country
- Liechtenstein
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Silum
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Alp
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Silum mit Alpstein.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Silum in 2018
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Liechtenstein
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Locator map of Silum in Liechtenstein
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Electoral district
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Oberland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- 15px Triesenberg
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1,430
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- CEST
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +2
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
- Settlement.postal_code
- 9497
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 1430
- Image
- Stamp of Russia 2013 No 1730 Silum by Ivan Myasoedov.jpg
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- Silum
- postal code
- 9497
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Silum is an (alpine pasture) of Liechtenstein, located in the municipality of Triesenberg. It is located on a distinctive slumping mass composed of scree slopes, positioned beneath the breakaway ridge of one of the Alps' largest landslides, which occurred approximately 12,000 years ago following the retreat of the Rhine Glacier. The area exemplifies traditional Walser agricultural patterns, featuring patchworks of meadows that reveal historic property boundaries when differently mowed during summer. Ecologically significant, Silum contains wetland areas, dry meadows supporting rare plant and insect species, and wooded pastures that create semi-open pastoral landscapes.
==Geography and landscape==
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