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  Welcome.li - Yellow Pages of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein has, since the end of the Second World War and particularly in the last fifty years, experienced an economic and cultural development unsurpassed, in relation to the size of the country, by any other western nation.
Prince Johann Adam Andreas of Liechtenstein bought the domain of Schellenberg in 1699 and the county of Vaduz in 1712.
In 1978, Liechtenstein joined the Council of Europe, in 1990 it was accepted as a member of the United Nations, 1991 followed membership in the EFTA and in 1995 in the European Economic Area, as well as in the WTO.
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  Geschichte
The crest of the Liechtenstein Family is depicted in the allegory of sculpture.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Prince Johann I. Josef Liechtenstein (1760-1836), decided to gather the family's extensive art collection from the palace in Bank Street and from various castles and to exhibit it at the palace in Rossau.
The triumphal arch-type entrance gate to the Liechtenstein Park was erected by the court architect Josef Hardtmuth (1759-1816) in the course of alterations involving the re-dedication of the palace and dated 1814.
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 Principality of Liechtenstein - Facts and figures
Liechtenstein numbers among the few states which never recognized the Munich Agreement of 1938 between Germany, Italy, France and the United Kingdom under which parts of Czechoslovakia were annexed by the German Reich.
Liechtenstein is party to numerous international agreements as well as a member of major international and European organisations and institutions.
The people of Liechtenstein have their origins in the Germanic Alemanni tribe which settled in the region from around 500 A.D. During the Middle Ages, Liechtenstein was ruled by a number of different earl families.
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 History of Liechtenstein   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Liechtenstein's borders have remained unchanged since 1434, when the Rhine established the border between the Holy Roman Empire and the Swiss cantons.
Prince Johann Adam Andreas of Liechtenstein bought the domain of Schellenberg in 1699 and the county of Vaduz in 1712.
Liechtenstein became a sovereign state in 1806 when it joined Napoleon's Confederation of the Rhine upon the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire.
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 Principality of Liechtenstein - Facts and figures
Liechtenstein numbers among the few states which never recognized the Munich Agreement of 1938 between Germany, Italy, France and the United Kingdom under which parts of Czechoslovakia were annexed by the German Reich.
Liechtenstein is party to numerous international agreements as well as a member of major international and European organisations and institutions.
The people of Liechtenstein have their origins in the Germanic Alemanni tribe which settled in the region from around 500 A.D. During the Middle Ages, Liechtenstein was ruled by a number of different earl families.
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 TheFund
Liechtenstein, situated in the heart of Europe, surrounded by the Austrian Federal State of Vorarlberg and the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Graubünden, can look back on a long history.
by the Alemannians; in the Middle Ages, Liechtenstein was ruled by counts from various families; in 1396, the County of Vaduz, as it then was, received a status which made it directly subordinate to the Emperor.
In 1699, Johann Adam Andreas of Liechtenstein bought the Lordship of Schellenberg and in 1712 the County of Vaduz.
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 Rubens - Venus at a Mirror
The perfect baroque cosmos created by Prince Johann Adam Andreas I underwent extensive changes at the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century.
On the occasion of the opening of the Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna, Austria and Liechtenstein released a joint stamp issue to mark the new artistic attraction of Austria's capital.
The painting was presumably acquired by Prince Johann Adam Andreas I von Liechtenstein from the art dealer Peter van Hecke in Antwerp.
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 LIECHTENSTEIN MUSEUM Wien
Marcantonio Franceschini, the favourite painter of Prince Johann Adam Andreas I, was commissioned to produce mythological paintings to decorate the walls and ceilings like tapestries in the Garden Palace in Rossau.
Between 1688 and 1698 Prince Johann Adam Andreas I had Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach erect a spacious, four-wing stable complex at the Eisgrub stud.
The resulting building was the equal of the palace and, along with this picture, expressed the important role of the horse in the world of the aristocracy and the court at that time.
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 Country Information
A few years earlier Prince Johann Adam Andreas of Liechtenstein acquired these two pieces of Land in order to obtain, as owner of a territory under the direct sovereignty of the Empire, the right to a seat and a vote in the Diet of the Princes of the Empire.
Liechtenstein is a constitutional, hereditary monarchy upon democratic and parliamentary basis; the power of the State is inherent in and issues from the Prince and the people and shall be exercised by both of them in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
Liechtenstein is a member of the European Economic Area (an organisation serving as a bridge between European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and EU) since May 1995.
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 Liechtenstein
This led to an economic upswing, to a rise in the self-respect of the Liechtensteiners, to the wish to consolidate the sovereignty of the country and to greater activity in the field of foreign policy.
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a constitutional, hereditary monarchy on a democratic and parliamentary basis.
Florin, its parish church, built in 1873, was elevated to the rank of a cathedral by the Pope in 1997.
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 The CODART List - Rubens in Wien (Rubens in Vienna) - Museums with Dutch art and Flemish art
The series was an essential extension of the foundation for the House of Liechtenstein’s Rubens collection which was to grow steadily in the years to come.
Prince Johann Adam Andreas I of Liechtenstein swapped it for one of his famous horses bred in Eisgrub/Lednice.
Like the Portrait of Clara Serena Rubens, this picture bears the seal of 1733, when the collection of Prince Johann Adam Andreas I of Liechtenstein was transferred into the family entail years after his death in 1712 and thus became part of the inalienable possessions of the House of Liechtenstein.
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 The CODART List - Rubens in Wien (Rubens in Vienna) - Museums with Dutch art and Flemish art
Archduke Leopold William, whose collection forms the core of the collection of paintings now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, and Johann Adam Andreas I of Liechtenstein, who commissioned the family's magnificent summer palace in Vienna, are among the most important seventeenth century collectors of Rubens.
The aim of this joint exhibition is to draw the public's attention to the fact that the return to Vienna of the magnificent collections of the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein has re-united all these glorious paintings in the Austrian capital for the first time since 1938, and to celebrate the Year of Rubens in 2005.
The aim of this joint exhibition is to draw the public`s attention to these masterpieces, now reunited here for the first time since 1938 through the return to Vienna of the Princely Collections, and to provide a unique accent to the year of Rubens exhibitions in Vienna.
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 Vacation in Liechtenstein - Traveling to Liechtenstein - Trips to Liechtenstein - www.reiswijs.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
With a population of 340 Planken is the smallest village in Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein doesn't have a recognized national cuisine, it does have a number of dishes native to the country as well as local specialties.
National Liechtenstein dishes: Saukerkas, a local cheese; several vegetable-meat soups; Hafalaab, a one-dish meal made from wheat flour and cornmeal dumplings, with smoked bacon or ham in a broth; schnitzels, smoked pork and sauerkraut stews; cheese, meat, vegetable fondues and a number of delicious deserts such as fruit-filled pancakes, rich pastries and cakes.
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 Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, one of the great masters of Austrian Baroque architecture, had a strong impact on Vienna's cityscape through his buildings.
Johann Bernhard Fischer was born in St. Martin near Graz on 20 July 1656 as the son of a sculptor.
Similarly, his design of a belvedere for Johann Adam Andreas, Prince Liechtenstein, is an idealized, almost pompous structure with a totally unpractical interior, which is why it was never built.
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 Museum opening of the year: The Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna: the restoration by Prince and Princess Hans-Adam II von ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Museum opening of the year: The Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna: the restoration by Prince and Princess Hans-Adam II von und zu Liechtenstein of the family's Garden Palace in Vienna as a setting for works of art from the Liechtenstein collection has provided Austria with a major new museum.
Johann Adam Andreas was not only a compulsive builder: he also collected painting and sculpture with avidity.
From the sixteenth century the Liechtensteins had been amassing art of a high order, and in the early nineteenth century the palace at Rossau became a permanent home to some of the finest pieces, to which the public was given access.
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 Schellenberg Hotels. Information on the region of Schellenberg including hotels.
Schellenberg is the smallest municipality in the Principality of Liechtenstein with an area of 355 hectars/877 acres and a population of 950.
Built as a simple interlocking timber construction in 1518, the so-called Biedermann House stands in the center of town as a document of late medieval building culture and is open to the public.
In 1699, Prince Johann Adam Andreas von Liechtenstein purchased the lands of Schellenberg, and 13 years later he bought the County of Vaduz.
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 Rubensinwien   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
As well as these paintings Johann Adam Andreas I also acquired other major works by Rubens for the gallery which were however later sold and today are the pride of many European or American museums.
Prince Johann Adam Andreas I von Liechtenstein acquired it in exchange for one of his famous horses from the princely stud at Eisgrub/Lednice.
Prince Johann Adam Andreas I was evidently well aware of the value of these "bozzetti" and "modelli" in that he endeavoured to secure as many as he could of these entirely autograph paintings by Rubens.
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 About Liechtenstein - Prince Johann Adam Andreas von Liechtenstein profile
Johann Adam Andreas successfully undertook the reorganisation of the Princely administration and the restructuring of the family finances.
Prince Hans Adam was regarded as the most generous collector and patron of art in his era.
General - Karl I - Karl Eusebius - Anton Florian - Josef Johann - Johann Nepomuk - Josef Wenzel - Franz Josef I - Alois I - Johann I - Alois II - Johann II - Franz - Franz Josef II - Hans Adam II - The Future - Alois
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 Geschichte
Liechtenstein Palace was built under the auspices of Prince Johann Adam Andreas von Liechtenstein towards the end of the 17th century.
The Hercules hall with its 600 square metre frescoes by the Italian master, Andrea Pozzo, is regarded as one the loveliest baroque halls in Europe.
We are happy to be of assistance to you at Liechtenstein Palace, 1090 Vienna, Fürstengasse 1 in the arranging of
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 Liechtenstein
The title Prince of Liechtenstein (derived not from the territory but from Liechtenstein Castle near Vienna) was granted earlier, but only as a personal distinction.
It is from one of those earlier princes, Johann Adam I Andreas (s.a.), that the current prince derives his "II." The rulers of the Liechtenstein family lived mainly in Lower Austria and Moravia until moving permanently to Liechtenstein only in 1938.
Territorial Disputes: In Feb 2005, the ICJ refused to rule on the restitution of Liechtenstein's land and property assets in the Czech Republic confiscated in 1945 as German property.
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 Prince Johann Adam Andreas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Prince Franz Josef I. Prince Alois I. Prince Johann I. Prince Alois II.
Johann Adam Andreas (born 1657, died 1712) received an outstanding education.
In the field of architecture, the prince set himself two important memorials, the Palace in the Bankgasse street in Vienna and the summer palace in Rossau.
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 Johann Jacob Heber   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The map, Preliminary Draft of the Present Principality of Liechtenstein or The Former Count of Vaduz and the Free Lordship of Schellenberg, was drawn in 1721 by J. Heber (1666-1727) an engineer (surveyor) and geometrician of the city of Lindau.
The long dimension of Liechtenstein runs north-south rather than east-west as on the stamp; the compass rose which has the Latin names for the four directions is off by approximately 55°
The map was drawn two years after the establishment of the principality, probably commissioned by Anton Florian who was instrumental in uniting the Lordship of Schellenberg and the county of Vaduz, which had been purchased by Prince Johann Adam Andreas of the house of Liechtenstein in 1699 and 1712 respectively.
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 Royal palace Liechtenstein   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The official residence of Reigning Prince Hans-Adam II and his family - Vaduz Castle - stands on the hill of the Swiss - Austrian Alps overlooking the small Liechtenstein capital.
The palace has belonged to the royal family since 1712, when Prince Johann Adam Andreas of Liechtenstein purchased the County of Vaduz and became the castle's fifth owner.
Before it became the official residence of the Liechtenstein royals, Vaduz Castle had served a number of different uses, including an administrative building, a barracks, a prison and a restaurant.
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 Johann Adam Andreas de Liechtenstein - Wikipedia en español   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Johann Adam Andreas (1657-1712) fue el tercer príncipe de Liechtenstein.
Johann nunca poseyó un cargo dentro de la corte Imperial, pero su estatus de experto financiero hizo que su ayuda en este area fuera imprescindible.
Johann se construyó dos monumentos conmemorativos, un palacio en la calle Bankgasse en Viena y un palacio de verano en
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 The Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna's newest temple of the arts
In 1705, Johann Michael Rottmayr (1654–1730) was commissioned with the fresco cycles in the Sala Terrena and in the stairways.
The highlight of decorative artwork in the Liechtenstein garden palace is the monumental ceiling fresco in the Hercules Hall, begun in 1704, by Andrea Pozzo, the great master of Roman Baroque.
This library was to be transferred to the Liechtenstein garden palace in the early 20th century.
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 Liechtenstein Palace, Vienna
Domenico Martinelli erected the building between 1691 and 1711 together with a town mansion for Johann Adam Andreas, Prince of Liechenstein, whose family still owns it to this day.
The rich sculptural decoration on the facade is by Giovanni Giuliani, the frescoes in the vestibule by Johann Michael Rottmayr, the magnificent staircases and marble halls are the work of Andrea Pozzo and Antonio Bellucci, while Santino Bussi was responsible for the High Baroque stucco work.
Counts Kaunitz and Khevenhüller were previous owners of this four-winged urban mansion before, completely rebuilt, it came into the possession of the wealthy Princes of Liechtenstein in 1694.
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