Liechtenstein

Small countries like the Principality of Small countries like the Principality of Liechtenstein have enough trouble gaining international recognition from major countries in the world but it can even be harder getting it from smaller ones. The Nottebohm Incident pointed out the fragility of a small country’s sovereignty in the international ...

Small countries like the Principality of Small countries like the Principality of Liechtenstein have enough trouble gaining international recognition from major countries in the world but it can even be harder getting it from smaller ones. The Nottebohm Incident pointed out the fragility of a small country’s sovereignty in the international ...

The tiny Principality of Liechtenstein has produced some notable persons over the years. Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger, Liechtenstein’s most famous composer is one.

Many people have visited the little country of Liechtenstein, well, maybe passed through it on their way to some other European destination. A few have recorded their impressions. I have gleamed some of them from the Internet and thought that you might find them interesting.

Peter Kaiser, an ordinary citizen of Liechtenstein became its most historian and statesman.

Liechtenstein was treated by the allies in World War I as a belligerent because of its connection to Austria. The little country was to suffer even though it did not fight in the war.

In 1719 the Principality of Liechtenstein was found by the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire who named it after the family that owned it. Anton Florian von Liechtenstein was its first sovereign prince.

What was the Principality of Liechtenstein like years ago? Robert Shackleton visited the little country in the 1920’s and left us a picture of it in his book, “Unvisited Places of Old Europe”.

2004 was an eventful year in many areas. For such a small country, it made an impact in many areas.

2004 was an eventful year in many areas. For such a small country, it made an impact in many areas.