Vaduz General Tips by loisl

Favorite Thing: Liechtenstein is Swiss customs territory, so there is no Liechtenstein immigration checkpoint.
If you are collecting stamps in your passport you can get your official stamp at the tourist office in Vaduz.
You find the office in the pedestrian area downtown Vaduz.

http://www.tourismus.li


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Favorite Thing: Liechtenstein is well known for the Financial services, representing an important economic sector in Liechtenstein, but not the largest as many people think. 13.2% of persons employed in Liechtenstein are in the financial services sector(2001).

Watch some of the nice buildings they are residing in.


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Favorite Thing: Liechtenstein has a population of 33,000. It consists of 11 villages and is 24.6 km/15.3 miles long. The country takes great pride in one particular landmark: the Castle of Vaduz. The castle was built in the 12th century and is the residence of one of the oldest royal families. In 1699, Prince Johann Adam Adreas purchased the lands of Schellenberg, in 1712 he acquired the County of Vaduz, and in 1719 the estates were elevated to the Imperial Principality of Liechtenstein. Only since 1938 has the Princely Family resided in Vaduz Castle in Liechtenstein.

The Castle cannot be visited!


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Favorite Thing: The government building (Regierungsgebäude) was completed in 1905 and is the seat of the government and parliament. The government building and St. Florin’s Church are landmarks of this part of Vaduz. The government building and “Verweserhaus” are living proof of the fact that Vaduz has been the capital since 1342 and the residence – with interruptions – of the lords of the old lands of Vaduz and of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

You find the building at the south end of the pedestrian area.


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Favorite Thing: The Princely House of Liechtenstein is one of the oldest noble families. The family has over 100 members, of whom only a part lives in the Principality of Liechtenstein.
The Reigning Prince is the sovereign of the Princely House and, according to the Law on the Princely House , watches over the "reputation, honor, and welfare" of the Princely House. Prince Hans Adam II assumed the regency on 13 November 1989 after the death of Prince Franz Josef II.

The Princely Family elects a Family Council every five years. The Family Council acts as an instance of appeal for decisions arising from the Law on the Princely House.

Prince Hans-Adam II and Princess Marie have four children.

On August 15th 2004 H.S.H. Prince Hans-Adam II entrusts his son H.S.H. Hereditary Prince Alois as his representative with the exercise of all sovereign rights pertaining to him, in accordance with the Liechtenstein Constitution.


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