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The area that is now Liechtenstein was part of the Roman province of Rhaetia. [2] A Roman road crossed the region from south to north, traversing the Alps by the Splügen Pass and, following the right bank of the Rhine at the edge of the floodplain, was uninhabited for long lengths of time because of periodic flooding.
Liechtenstein (/ ˈ l ɪ k t ən s t aɪ n / ⓘ, LIK-tən-styne; [13] German: [ˈlɪçtn̩ʃtaɪn] ⓘ), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein, [ˈfʏʁstn̩tuːm ˈlɪçtn̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n] ⓘ), [14] is a doubly landlocked German-speaking microstate in the Central European Alps, between Austria in the east and north and Switzerland in the west and south ...
The Liechtenstein Institute started to work on digitizing the two volumes in September 2016 in accordance with the Liechtenstein government. The technical concept for implementing this project was based on a MediaWiki solution. It has been available online since 13 November 2018 and printed additions are no longer planned.
The monarchy of Liechtenstein is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of Liechtenstein. The current monarch is Prince Hans-Adam II . [ 1 ]
History of Liechtenstein by topic (6 C, 1 P) History of Liechtenstein by period (5 C) D. Defunct organizations based in Liechtenstein (2 C) E. Historical events in ...
Liechtenstein: Hans-Adam I 16 August 1662 – 16 June 1712 (aged 49) 5 April 1684: 16 June 1712 (28 years, 72 days) Son of Karl Eusebius: Liechtenstein: Joseph Wenzel I 9 August 1696 – 10 February 1772 (aged 75) 16 June 1712: 12 March 1718 (5 years, 269 days) Great-grandnephew of Karl I: Liechtenstein: Anton Florian
The location of Liechtenstein An enlargeable map of the Principality of Liechtenstein The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Liechtenstein : Liechtenstein is a tiny, doubly landlocked alpine country located in Western Europe , bordered by Switzerland to its west and by Austria to its east. [ 1 ]
The family originates from Liechtenstein Castle in Lower Austria (near Vienna), which the family possessed from at least 1136 to the 13th century, and from 1807 onwards. The progenitor Hugo von Liechtenstein (d. 1156) built Liechtenstein Castle around 1122-36 on a fief that he received from the Babenberg margraves of Austria.