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Following German press and demands for their extradition local Liechtenstein Nazis used the event to kidnap the two men and forcefully return them to Nazi Germany in the Rotter kidnapping. However, this failed and as a result of a highly publicized trial it held back the formation of an organized Nazi party in Liechtenstein until 1938.
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 county was created in 1342, after the subdivision of the County of Werdenberg.In 1396 it was granted the imperial immediacy (German: Reichsunmittelbarkeit).After the line of succession of the Counts of Vaduz expired in 1416, the territory was bought in a feud from the Barons of Brandis, which maintained their sovereignty until 1507, when the county passed to the Counts of Sulz, who ...
The Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein (German: Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein) is an encyclopedia on the history of Liechtenstein, first published in 2013 and available for free on the internet since 2018.
The Lordship of Schellenberg (German: Herrschaft Schellenberg) was a historic state of the Holy Roman Empire, now located in the Principality of Liechtenstein. Its capital was the town of Schellenberg.
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 Liechtenstein National Archives (German: Liechtensteinisches Landesarchiv) is the national archives of Liechtenstein. It functions to collect and conserve items significant to the history of Liechtenstein. [1] The archive was formed as its own office in 1961 and until 2001 was jointly managed alongside the Liechtenstein State Library.
Vaduz (German pronunciation: [faˈdʊt͡s] ⓘ or [faˈduːt͡s] ⓘ, [2] High Alemannic pronunciation: [faˈdot͡s]) [3] is the capital of Liechtenstein and also the seat of the national parliament. The village, which is located along the Rhine , has 5,696 residents. [ 1 ]