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unusual facts about Liechtenstein



1976 Winter Olympics medal table

Liechtenstein won its first Olympic medals: two bronzes by Willi Frommelt and Hanni Wenzel in the alpine skiing slalom events.

1980 Winter Olympics medal table

Having won her country's first Olympic medal in Innsbruck, four years before, alpine skier Hanni Wenzel won Liechtenstein's only two gold medals in the country's history, at Lake Placid.

1FLTV

The people of Liechtenstein have always had an interest in participating in the Eurovision Song Contest.

On 10 September 2013, 1FLTV informed and confirmed to Esctoday.com that Liechtenstein wound not be participating at the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Agnes of Austria

Archduchess Agnes Christina of Austria (1928–2007), daughter Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria, married Prince Karl Alfred of Liechtenstein

Alberto Fenix

Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. is a subsidiary of Ivoclar Vivadent AG a dental company whose headquarters are in Schaan, Liechtenstein.

Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein

Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein, born Aloys Joseph Johannes Nepomuk Melchior (born Vienna, 14 May 1759 – died Vienna, 24 March 1805) was the Prince of Liechtenstein from 1781 until his death.

During his reign, Liechtenstein carried out the last execution in its history when Barbara Erni was beheaded in Eschen for theft.

Atletion

In 2007, the park played host to two of Denmark's Euro 2008 qualifying matches against Liechtenstein and Spain after UEFA ordered the matches played away from Copenhagen following a fan attack in a previous match against Sweden.

Baumschlager-Eberle

Since starting up business in Vorarlberg, the westernmost state of Austria, with the focus of its activities on housing and residential architecture, the company has meanwhile become internationally established with branches in Lochau (Austria), Vienna, St. Gallen (Switzerland), Zürich (Switzerland), Vaduz (Liechtenstein) and Beijing.

Berger-Helicopter

Professionally, Berger was the sales representative for Brantly in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Bílá Voda

Jakob Ernst von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn, the later Bishop of Olomouc, established a Piarist college on his inherited Bílá Voda estates in 1723, a response to the 1707 Convention of Altranstädt granting religious freedom to the Silesian Protestants.

CD Badajoz

On 8 September 1999 Spain beat Cyprus 8–0 in an UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier; nearly seven years later, on 2 September 2006, the national side defeated Liechtenstein 4–0 in the qualifying stages of Euro 2008.

Dejvi Glavevski

On 9 November 1996, he scored a hat-trick in their 11-1 rout of Liechtenstein in Eschen.

Dietrichstein tomb

The construction of the Loreto Church was carried out according to the plans by Giovanni Giacomo Tencalla, the Italian architect who constructed the chateaus in Lednice and Valtice for the Liechtensteins.

Dimitrios Papadopoulos

On August 29, the coach of the Greek National team announced the convening of Dimitrios Papadopoulos after six years for the match against Liechtenstein in Vaduz at the Rheinpark Stadion stadium valid for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, coming in at 84 minutes of the second half replacing of Lazaros Christodoulopoulos.

Dolní Dunajovice

In 1249 the Moravian margrave Přemysl Ottokar II granted it together with the Lordship of Mikulov to the Austrian noble Henry I of Liechtenstein.

Feldkirch–Buchs railway

In June 2008 the Canton of St. Gallen, the Federal State of Vorarlberg and the Principality of Liechtenstein signed an agreement for a project to upgrade the line (and the surrounding ones) and to increase the rail traffic.

Flag of Liechtenstein

The crown was added in 1937, after it was discovered by Liechtenstein's team at the 1936 Summer Olympics that the flag then in use was identical to the flag of Haiti.

Foreign relations of Liechtenstein

On 1 July 2007, Hans-Adam II and Liechtenstein's Prime Minister, Otmar Hasler, appointed Dr. Bruce S. Allen and Leodis C. Matthews, both in the United States of America, as the first two Honorary Consuls in history for the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Franz Welser-Möst

In 1985, Möst assumed the stage name Welser-Möst on suggestion of his mentor, Baron Andreas von Bennigsen of Liechtenstein, thus paying homage to the city of Wels where he grew up.

Harry Zech

As chronicled in Charlie Connelly's book, Stamping Grounds: Liechtenstein's Quest for the World Cup, Zech is also an accomplished winemaker, arguably the best in the country, and is the proprietor of the Harry Zech Winebau Cantina in Schaanwald.

Harti Weirather

They run a business consultancy firm in Planken, Liechtenstein, and their daughter, Tina Weirather, is a former world junior champion and competes on the World Cup circuit for Liechtenstein.

Herrengasse

One of the Liechtenstein palaces, located at Herrengasse 8, housed the famous Bösendorfer-Konzertsaal, a concert hall established in 1872.

John Latenser, Sr.

Born in Nendeln, Liechtenstein to a family of people in the construction business, Latenser studied architecture at the Polytechnic College in Stuttgart, Germany, which is now the University of Stuttgart.

Josef Ospelt

Josef Ospelt (9 January 1881 – 1 June 1962) was the first Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 2 March 1921 to 27 April 1922.

Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein

Born at Prague, Joseph Wenzel was the eldest son of Prince Philip Erasmus of Liechtenstein (11 September 1664 – 13 January 1704) and Countess Christina Theresa von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (12 October 1665 – 14 April 1730).

Jürgen Berginz

Jürgen Berginz (born in Mauren on June 30, 1989) is a bobsledder from Liechtenstein.

Kieber

Walter Kieber (born 1931), Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1974 to 1978

Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein

In 2006, the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein together with the Kunstmuseum St.Gallen and the Museum of Modern Art, Frankfurt acquired the collection of Cologne based galerist Rolf Ricke that includes works by Richard Artschwager, Bill Bollinger, Donald Judd, Fabian Marcaccio, Steven Parrino, David Reed, Richard Serra, Keith Sonnier or Jessica Stockholder.

Languages of Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein's official language is German, and the principality is the smallest of the four countries in Europe populated by a majority of German speakers.

Liechtenstein at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Meanwhile, tennis player Stephanie Vogt, who became Liechtenstein's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, had been granted a Tripartite Commission invitation from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to compete in London.

Liechtenstein disclosure facility

The Liechtenstein task force was led by Fritz Kaiser, executive chairman at wealth management firm Kaiser Partner, and the conclusion was a pledge to transparency called the Liechtenstein Declaration.

Liechtenstein identity card

The Liechtenstein identity card (in German: Identitätskarte Liechtenstein) is issued to Liechtenstein citizens by the Immigration and Passport Office in Vaduz.

Liechtenstein wine

Liechtenstein is part of the European wine quality system and the international AOC classification.

Mary Jean Thompson

On March 24, 2010 Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick, accompanied by Liechtenstein’s Ambassador to the United States, Claudia Fritsche, and Ambassador Roland Marxer, Director of the Liechtenstein Office for Foreign Affairs, installed Mary Jean Thompson as Honorary Consul of the Principality of Liechtenstein to Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Region of the United States of America and Head of Post.

Michele Polverino

Michele Polverino (born 26 September 1984) is a naturalized Liechtenstein football midfielder, who plays for Wolfsberger AC in the Austrian Football First League.

National bank of Liechtenstein

The National bank of Liechtenstein is the central bank of Liechtenstein, being located with its head office in the capital city Vaduz.

Neocrepidodera motschulskii

Neocrepidodera motschulskii is a species of flea beetle from Chrysomelidae family that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Albania, Andorra, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Romania, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Vatican City, Yugoslavian states, and various European islands.

Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein

The Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein (Füstliche liechtensteinische Verdienstorden) is an order of chivalry of the Principality of Liechtenstein that is awarded for services rendered to the principality.

Oskar Werner

When the subsequent roles promised by the studio failed to materialize, he returned to Europe and settled in Triesen, Liechtenstein, in a home he designed and built with a friend.

Prince Stefan of Liechtenstein

Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein - Liechtenstein's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Holy See

Schaan

The municipality includes the Naafkopf, one of the two tripoints between Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Austria.

Sportanlage Leitawies

Sportanlange Leitawies is a football stadium in Triesenberg, Liechtenstein.

Trevor Wood

Wood earned a Northern Ireland cap on 11 October 1995, coming on for Alan Fettis at half-time in a 4–0 win over Liechtenstein at the Sportpark Eschen-Mauren in a qualifying game for UEFA Euro 1996.

Unirac

The company was acquired in May 2010 by Liechtenstein's Hilti Group, a global construction tool supplier, but continues to operate under the Unirac name and management structure.

Vianova

The results of the project will be presented during the VIA NOVA Training in December 2007 in Triesenberg, Liechtenstein.

Weirather

Tina Weirather (born 1989, Vaduz, Liechtenstein), Liechtensteiner Alpine skier, daughter of Harti


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