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Eschen
Eschen (High Alemannic: ''Escha'') is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. It has a population of 4,466, and covers an area of . It is the fourth-largest town in Liechtenstein by population. Geography The municipality includes the village of Nendeln, which has a train station on the Feldkirch-Buchs line. Politics The community leader is Quaderer Tino ( FBP), the regional council consists of eleven seats. Economy The headquarters of Novodent and ThyssenKrupp Presta are located in Eschen. Sport USV Eschen/Mauren is the municipality's football club. Notable people * Gerard Batliner (1928 in Eschen – 2008 in Eschen) an attorney-at-law and was Head of Government (Regierungschef) of Liechtenstein 1962–1970 * Marlies Amann-Marxer (born 1952) a politician from Liechtenstein, former Minister of Infrastructure, Environment and Sport until 2017; lives with family in Eschen * Mauro Pedrazzini (born 1965) a politician from Liechtenstein, current Minister of Social Affai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USV Eschen/Mauren
USV Eschen/Mauren is a Liechtensteiner association football, football club from Eschen and Mauren. They play at the Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, which used to be the national football stadium, until the Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz was built. USV Eschen/Mauren, like all other Liechtensteiner teams, play in the Swiss Football League system. The first team plays in Swiss 1. Liga (football), 1. Liga, Group 3, the fourth tier of the Swiss Football League, following promotion in the 2007/08 season from 2.Liga interregional as a result of winning the Group 5 division. The club was originally formed in 1963 as a merger of FC Mauren and FC Eschen. Since 1975, the first team has always played in Liga 2 except for the 1999/2000 season when they were promoted to Swiss 1. Liga (football), 1. Liga, Group 3 before being relegated back again to 2.Liga interregional. After the 2007/08 season, it won promotion once again. USV has won the Liechtenstein Football Cup, Liechtensteiner Cup on five occasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eschen Parish Church
Eschen (High Alemannic: ''Escha'') is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. It has a population of 4,466, and covers an area of . It is the fourth-largest town in Liechtenstein by population. Geography The municipality includes the village of Nendeln, which has a train station on the Feldkirch-Buchs line. Politics The community leader is Quaderer Tino ( FBP), the regional council consists of eleven seats. Economy The headquarters of Novodent and ThyssenKrupp Presta are located in Eschen. Sport USV Eschen/Mauren is the municipality's football club. Notable people * Gerard Batliner (1928 in Eschen – 2008 in Eschen) an attorney-at-law and was Head of Government (Regierungschef) of Liechtenstein 1962–1970 * Marlies Amann-Marxer (born 1952) a politician from Liechtenstein, former Minister of Infrastructure, Environment and Sport until 2017; lives with family in Eschen * Mauro Pedrazzini (born 1965) a politician from Liechtenstein, current Minister of Social Affai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nendeln
Nendeln is a village of Liechtenstein, located in the municipality of Eschen. History Prior to the establishment of the village, the Roman Empire had a presence here. Villas from that time period have been excavated at Nendeln. Geography The village is located in north-central Liechtenstein, on the main road Schaan-Schaanwald that links the country with Buchs (Switzerland) and Feldkirch (Austria). Closer villages to Nendeln are Schaanwald, Mauren, Eschen and Planken. Transport Nendeln has a railway station on the Feldkirch-Buchs line. The station is served by eighteen trains per day, nine in each direction between Switzerland and Austria. When the next station in the direction of Austria (Schaanwald) is not used, which has been the case since 2013, Nendeln is for customs purposes, a border station for passengers arriving from Austria. Liechtenstein is in a customs union with Switzerland. Customs checks may be performed in the station or on board trains by Swiss officials. Syste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Batliner
Gerard Batliner (9 December 1928 – 25 June 2008) was a political figure from Liechtenstein. He was born in Eschen, Liechtenstein. He studied law at the University of Fribourg and was an attorney-at-law. Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Batliner was Head of Government (''Regierungschef'') of Liechtenstein (1962–1970). Other roles Batliner served as the President of the Landtag, Liechtenstein parliament, from January 1974 to December 1977, and was a member of the European Commission on Human Rights (1983–1990). He received honorary degrees from the University of Basel and Innsbruck. He died in Eschen. See also * Politics of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein is a principality governed under a constitutional monarchy. It has a form of mixed constitution in which political power is shared by the monarch and a democratically elected parliament. There is a two-party system (though there are t ... References External linksBatliner Wanger Batliner: Gerard Batliner- attorney p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unterland (electoral District)
Unterland (german: Wahlkreis Unterland), meaning "lower land", is one of the two electoral districts of Liechtenstein. The district's administrative seat is the town of Schellenberg, due to its historical existence as the Lordship of Schellenberg (german: Herrschaft Schellenberg). It has 10 seats in the Landtag. Geography The district is less populous than Oberland (the other district) and takes up between a fifth and a sixth of Liechtenstein's total area. It comprises five municipalities and three villages, for a total of eight settlements. See also *Oberland (electoral district) *Landtag of Liechtenstein *NUTS statistical regions of Liechtenstein As a member of the EFTA, Liechtenstein (LI) is included in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). The three NUTS levels all correspond to the country itself: * NUTS-1: LI0 Liechtenstein * NUTS-2: LI00 Liechtenstein * NUTS-3: LI ... * Lists of electoral districts by nation References External links {{Authori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlies Amann-Marxer
Marlies Amann-Marxer (born July 31, 1952) (mother: Emma Marxer) is a politician from Liechtenstein who served as the former Environment minister, Minister of Infrastructure, Environment and Sport in the Cabinet of Liechtenstein, Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein until March 30, 2017. Amann-Marxer is married, has four children and lives together with her husband in Eschen. Career Marlies Amann-Marxer went to St. Elizabeth Business School in Schaan, where, in 1969, she earned a trade-diploma. After that she travelled to Neuchâtel, Geneva and Torquay to learn the languages and for business trips. Additionally she worked from 1970 on in various commercial jobs at the National bank of Liechtenstein, the international steeltrading institute and the ''Pattchom Int. Eng. AG'' in Vaduz. From 1989 to 1995 she was employed in her husband's company, the ''Amann Architektur AG'' where she was working on human resources, accounting and finances. From 1993 to 2001, Amann-Marx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy headed by the prince of Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein is bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and Austria to the east and north. It is Europe's fourth-smallest country, with an area of just over and a population of 38,749 (). Divided into 11 municipalities, its capital is Vaduz, and its largest municipality is Schaan. It is also the smallest country to border two countries. Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked country between Switzerland and Austria. Economically, Liechtenstein has one of the highest gross domestic products per person in the world when adjusted for purchasing power parity. The country has a strong financial sector centred in Vaduz. It was once known as a billionaire tax haven, but is no longer on any officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauro Pedrazzini
Mauro Pedrazzini (born June 15, 1965) is a politician from Liechtenstein who served as Minister of Social Affairs in the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein from 2013 to 2021. Pedrazzini has a PhD in physics and lives in Eschen. Career Mauro Pedrazzini received his ''Matura'', the general qualification for university entrance, in 1985 at the Liechtenstein grammar school in Vaduz. Subsequently he started studying physics, chemistry and astronomy at the University of Bern in Switzerland. There he was employed as a research assistant at the Laboratory for High Energy Physics. He earned his PhD in physics in 1996 at the Center for Research in Plasma Physics of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. From 1992 until 2001 he was also employed in various positions at the ''Balzers AG'', including the positions of a project manager, head of engineering and head of the department for research and development. At the same time Pedrazzini successfully completed an ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feldkirch–Buchs Railway
The Feldkirch–Buchs railway is a electrified single track railway line that links Austria and Switzerland passing through Liechtenstein. Owned by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), it is the only railway line in Liechtenstein. History The line opened in 1872, during the opening period of the Vorarlberg Railway, and was electrified in 1926. It is served by some pairs of regional trains and buses and by some international trains (EuroCity, InterCity, and Railjets) that are non-stop between Feldkirch and Buchs. 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. The project, named was approved by Liechtenstein and Austria in a Letter of Intent signed in April 2020 and under that plan, it was to be fully realised by 2027 and will cost an estimated €187 million. That plan was however rejected by 62.3% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nendeln Railway Station
Nendeln is one of the four railway stations serving Liechtenstein. It is located in the village of Nendeln, in Eschen municipality. The station is served by eighteen trains per day, nine in each direction between Switzerland and Austria. Overview Customs When the next station in the direction of Austria (Schaanwald) is not used, which has been the case since 2013, Nendeln is for customs purposes, a border station for passengers arriving from Austria. Liechtenstein is in a customs union with Switzerland. Customs checks may be performed in the station or on board trains by Swiss officials. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Liechtenstein joined the Schengen Area in 2011. Gallery File:Nendeln 070610.jpg, View of the station from the adjacent road File:Bahnhof-Nendeln-Ostseite-1.jpg, Station entrance See also * Schaan-Vaduz railway station * Forst Hilti railway station * Schaanwald railway station * Rail transport in Liechtenstein * Railway stations in Liechte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Citizens' Party
The Progressive Citizens' Party in Liechtenstein (german: Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei in Liechtenstein, FBP) is a national-conservative political party in Liechtenstein. The FBP is one of the two major political parties in Liechtenstein, along with the liberal-conservative Patriotic Union. Founded in 1918 along with the now-defunct Christian-Social People's Party, it is the oldest extant party in Liechtenstein. History The party was established in 1918 by middle class citizens and members of the agricultural community as a response to the formation of the Christian-Social People's Party (VP).Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p609 It won the majority of the elected seats in the 1918 elections, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1182 but the VP formed a government.McHale, p611 The VP won elections in 1922, January 1926 and April 1926, but the FBP won the 1928 elections, and became the party o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity) created to provide its population with representation in the larger state's legislative body. That body, or the state's constitution or a body established for that purpose, determines each district's boundaries and whether each will be represented by a single member or multiple members. Generally, only voters (''constituents'') who reside within the district are permitted to vote in an election held there. District representatives may be elected by a first-past-the-post system, a proportional representative system, or another voting method. They may be selected by a direct election under universal suffrage, an indirect election, or another form of suffrage. Terminology The names for electoral districts vary across countries and, oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
