May 2013
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May 14th
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Other things the principality is not the same as
Liechtenstein (note spelling) is a European microstate located in the Alps between Switzerland and Austria. Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997; note spelling) was a popular American artist.
May 11th
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May 11th
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May 10th
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April 2013
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eine-amerikanerin asked: It's fine! I completely understand. It's always good to have the right facts. So viele Geschichtsbücher haben falsche Information, Neigungen, usw. Es ist ganz traurig. Es ist immer einen Schatz, wenn man ein Gute hat.
Apr 24th
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eine-amerikanerin asked: Hi! I'm one of the mods of fyeaheuropeanhistory and I found your blog when you pointed out the mistake in the post about Liechtenstein's 81st "friend." Admittedly, I know nothing about Liechtenstein, but I'd like to remedy that, so sorry if I stalk your blog!! Are you from Liechtenstein? Sprichst du deutsch?
Apr 24th
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History Fun Fact
captainseverusblackheart: genderbentunicorn: zachingoff: In Liechtenstein’s last military engagement, in 1886, none of its 80 soldiers were killed. In fact 81 returned, including a new Italian “friend.” Yep, more came home than left. I don’t think that has been done any other time in history. This is one of my favourite points in history It’s so funny omfg that’s even funnier than the...
Apr 24th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 6th
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Apr 6th
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Apr 5th
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March 2013
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Mar 30th
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actsofdaringlight: I just read that in Liechtenstein (which is a small country located between Austria and Switzerland) women didn’t get suffrage until 1984. A referendum was held (which was limited only to male voters) and d’you know how women won the vote in Liechtenstein? Because the number of votes FOR suffrage was 2.6% higher than the number of votes AGAINST, which pushed it into a majority...
Mar 29th
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January 2013
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 17th
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byertfjord-deactivated20130210 asked: seriously thank you for this blog. ever since my five hours in vaduz, i am in love with this country.
Jan 8th
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kolstorybro: so is it really true that an Italian befriended the army of Liechtenstein in 1868 or not??  because I’ve seen differing info????? the spirit of the story is true, but not the details. during the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, Liechtenstein was reluctant to involve itself directly (despite the Principality’s close ties to Austria). as a compromise, the Principality sent its...
Jan 8th
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December 2012
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Liechtenstein won’t debut in 2013 →
schwiizophiiliia: …There are two reasons, lack of interest and inability to participate the contest. 1FL TV is not an active member of European Broadcasting Union which is required for participating the song contest. The broadcasting company is relatively new, it was formed in 2008 and its one target is to become full member of EBU, according to CEO Peter Kölbe. However, they are not hurrying...
Dec 6th
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September 2012
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Liechtenstein
arctic-stars-locked-by-land: Read on the internet that once in 1866 (Liechtenstein’s last military engagement) none of the 80 soldiers sent were injured, and that in fact 81 returned, including a new Italian ‘friend’ XD wrong. (well, misleading and inaccurate, but.)
Sep 22nd
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cloudsinmyhead-deactivated20130 asked: Do you know anything about how the borders of the communes came to be? Tried researching it on the internet before and came up empty.
Sep 20th
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A visit to the fourth smallest state of Europe,...
mannaforjenny: While on our way from Switzerland to Salzburg, Austria to fetch my mother for the trip to Vienna, we passed by the charming small nation of Liechtenstein. Information from it’s official website said Liechtenstein is the fourth-smallest state in Europe which lies in the center of the Alps, between Switzerland and Austria. Honestly, I did not even know it existed until my...
Sep 20th
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Sep 10th
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Liechtenstein Mulls Lifting Banking Secrecy: PM... →
This would potentially be the most important development in Liechtenstein’s politics since the 2003 Constitution. GENEVA: Liechtenstein is considering automatically sharing information on bank accounts held by foreigners in the Alpine nation, enabling taxation by their home countries, Prime Minister Klaus Tschuetscher said in a newspaper interview Wednesday. “One can ask oneself if...
Sep 6th
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August 2012
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Aug 27th
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Aug 24th
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Aug 24th
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Unvisited Places of Old Europe: "Liechtenstein: A...
schwiizophiiliia: I’ve been in such a type-y mood and decided to type out the full chapter that Robert Shackleton wrote concerning his visit in Liechtenstein sometime before the outbreak of WWI (near end of 19th/very beginning of 20th century???). This not-as-huge-as-this TL;DR posted before is the opening chapter of his book. It was really preposterous that in spite of the many years during...
Aug 23rd
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FRIENDLY REMINDER
schwiizophiiliia: Lichtenstein Castle = Baden-Württemburg, Germany Lichtenstein Castle ≠ Fürstentum Liechtenstein There are only two standing unruined castles in Liechtenstein: Vaduz Castle in Vaduz and Gutenberg Castle in Balzers Thus, there is no Lichtenstein/Liechtenstein Castle in Liechtenstein. An important clarification.
Aug 21st
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Aug 20th
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Aug 19th
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Aug 18th
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Aug 18th
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Aug 17th
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Everything about Liechtenstein is ridiculous
red-cliff-wolong: For a start it is ridiculously small – barely 1/250th the size of Switzerland, which is itself ridiculously small. Liechtenstein is the last remaining fragment of the Holy Roman Empire, and so obscure that its ruling family didn’t bother to come and see it for 150 years. It has two political parties, popularly known as the Reds and the Blacks, which have so few ideological...
Aug 17th
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Aug 16th
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Aug 16th
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recesivnialel asked: mind the fact that i really like your primary blog, i have to say i was really impressed when i saw that you have a Liechtenstein dedicated blog. instant follow of course. micro states of europe are so interesting and there should be more blogs like this one. :)
Aug 16th
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Aug 14th
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Aug 13th
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Answers
schwiizophiiliia a répondu à votre question : Hello, followers Doesn’t really matter all that much to me but some Schellenberg and the Lowlands would be cool. I’ll see what I can do. ribbonsandstamps a reblogué votre billet : Hello, followers It doesn’t bother me, but I would like to se/know more about the other communes. And yes to the history! Though I should probably stop being so lazy...
Aug 13th
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Aug 12th
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Aug 12th
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Aug 11th
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Hello, followers
It has come to my attention that my treatment of the communes is very unequal. Part of this is because photos that show up in the Liechtenstein tag are generally of one of three communes (Vaduz, Triesenberg, or Balzers, but really mostly the former two), and part of this is because I have not made any effort to vary my coverage. Does this bother you? Would you like to know more about some of the...
Aug 11th
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Aug 11th
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Aug 10th
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History Fun Fact
hawkfromahandsaw: jethroq: genderbentunicorn: zachingoff: In Liechtenstein’s last military engagement, in 1886, none of its 80 soldiers were killed. In fact 81 returned, including a new Italian “friend.” Yep, more came home than left. I don’t think that has been done any other time in history. This is one of my favourite points in history It’s so funny omfg Lichenstein is also the...
Aug 10th
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Aug 10th
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