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Principality

by Dabs

Liechtenstein is a principality and being a principality means that you have a Prince. And unlike some other figurehead Princes that don't seem to have much more of a function than creating a little gossip now and then for the tabloids, this Prince demanded, and received, a good deal of power when in 2003 he threatened to pack up his castle and move to Austria.Americans, who never really take to having a monarch run their country, would have gleefully shown up at the castle and helped the Prince pack his crowns and sceptres but a majority of the Liechentensteiners voted to give him more power and so he stayed and Liechtenstein still has a Prince to promote tourism along with their side businesses of selling postage stamps and passport stamps.

Do you want a stamp in your passport ??

by globetrott

Almost everything is a good business in Liechtenstein, so it is not a big surprise, that they even ask for money, when you would like to have a souvenir-stamp of "Fuerstentum Liechtenstein" in your passport. At least they take their time and place the seal carefully upon your passport and will charge you 2sfr/ 1,50 Euros for that service at the Tourist-office !The tourist-office is open Monday-friday 09.00-12.00a.m. + 01.30-05.00p.m.The office is closed every Saturday & SundayBUT you may get the stamp at the desk there anyway 09.00a.m.-05.00p.m.It seems to be a really good business :-))Holders of the "Erlebnispass Liechtenstein" get the stamp for free !!

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Don't party yourself out!

by i-tourist

Yes, it's another party. At the beginning of Lent, Liechtenstein celebrates their own version of 'Mardis Gras', called Fasnacht.For the week leading up to Ash Wednesday the whole country goes mad, with maskerade balls, themed bars, processions, etc. And if you have the energy (I don't anymore) you can then spend the day skiing!To find out more - visit www.about-liechtenstein.co.uk

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Party, Party, Party

by i-tourist

Every year on the 15th August, the country puts on a show. All buses are FREE all day, and the capital - Vaduz - is made a pedestrians paradise, with stalls selling all sorts of food, drinks, trinkets, etc.The day is finished off with a massive firework spectacular.Accomodation can be difficult at that time of year, so book early. And enjoy a party, Liechtenstein-style! For more information, please visit www.about-liechtenstein.co.uk

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Traditional Clothes

by Pieter11

When I was in the little village of Steg, in the Liechtensteiner mountains, I was surprised to see this friendly old man dressed completely in the traditional clothes. You do see people like this oon postcards and on TV, but I was happily surprised to see this man being dressed completely like that, in real life. His high socks, his blouse and especially his hat, suit very well with the environment I met him in: high mountains, with white peaks and wooden houses all around.

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Liechtenstein's Flag

by Pieter11

Liechtenstein's national colours are red and blue. These are the two colours that made the original national flag: two horizontal stripes, blue and red. The flag was like this until 1937. In that year it changed because of a special reason.In 1936 Liechtenstein was competing in the Olympic Games in Berlin. There, the athletes found out that Haiti was using exactly the same flag. To make a difference, the Prince decided to change the flag by adding the Royal crown to it. In 1937 the new flag officially had a yellow crown in its left upper corner. Yellow is the colour of the Royal Family.In several places in the country you can also see a different flag with two horizontal stripes: yellow and red. The is the flag of the Royal Family. It is often used in governmental buildings.

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English in Liechtenstein

by Pieter11

Speaking English in Liechtenstein normally will not cause any problems. Most of the young people understand and speak it, but especially older people -mostly living outside of Vaduz- don't know a single word. In those cases it is nice when you know a few words in German too, so you can ask simple things.In most public places where tourists can be expected to come, you will find an English translation besides the German texts. These places are banks (ATM's too) parkings, tourist shops and most of the restaurants and bars too. But be prepared that there also are a lot of places where you have to depend on your knowledge of German: even at the public transportation everything is only written in German.

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Liechtenstein's Dialect

by Pieter11

The official language of Liechtenstein is German, but even though my German is pretty OK, it was often hardly impossible for me to understand the locals (about 1/3 of the inhabitants are foreigners) when they speak to each other. In the small country they speak a very special dialect that even for Germans is very hard to understand.The "real" Liechtensteiner children learn this dialect at home and only start learning the official German language when they start to attempt Primary School.Luckily, all people also speak normal German, so communicating in this language is never a problem.

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Interesting Facts :

by keeweechic

While Liechtenstein was allowed to issue their own currency, the Swiss Franc was used in the Principality for over 70 years.Liechtenstein has one of the lowest tax rates in the world.The country has only around30,000 residents but the Prince is one of the richest men in the World.The previous Prince, who died in 1989, was the world's longest reigning monarch.The country has never had a strike in its history.The residents speak a Swiss-German dialect which varies across the country.

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follow the traces of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

by globetrott

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe visited Vaduz in June 1788 and nowadays you may walk the Erlebnisweg " Mit Goethe durch Vaduz" . At the tourist-office you may get an audio-guide that will lead you through 17 points of interest in Vaduz - all of them seen in connection with Goethe and combined with important facts of Liechtenstein's history.You may take such a tour with the audioguide daily between May and october.You may get the audioguides at the tourist-office - Staedtle 37or at the Welcome-Desk at the bus-terminal in vaduz.The fee is 9 sfr / 6 eurosFor holders of the "Erlebnispass Liechtenstein" it is free of charge !

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