The Principality of Liechtenstein - with a surface area of 160 km2
and ca. 33’863 inhabitants - has been in existence since 1719
and has been a sovereign monarchy since 1806

History

1342 The County of Vaduz comes into being
1396 The County of Vaduz becomes directly subordinate to the empire, and thus comes under the direct authority of the Emperor
1434-37 Unification of the Uplands (County of Vaduz) and the Lowlands (Dominion of Schellenberg)
1699 Prince Johann Adam Andreas purchases the Dominion of Schellenberg and the County of Vaduz (1712)
1719 Elevation of Vaduz and Schellenberg to the Imperial Principality of Liechtenstein
1806 Attainment of sovereignty through admission into the Rhine Confederation
1815 Accession to the German Confederation
1852 Customs treaty with Austria
1862 A new constitution enters into effect, which provides the Landtag «parliament» as a representative body for the people
1868 Abolishment of the Liechtenstein military
1919 Dissolution of the customs treaty with Austria
1921 The constitution - the fundamentals of which are still valid today - enters into force
1924 Customs treaty with Switzerland, introduction of the Swiss franc as official currency
1950 Member of the International Court of Justice in The Hague
1960 Supplementary protocol on European Free Trade Association «EFTA» stakes
1972 Supplementary conventions on inclusion in Swiss treaties with the European Community «EC» and the European Coal and Steel Community «ECSC»
1978 Member of the Council of Europe
1980 Currency treaty with Switzerland
1990 Liechtenstein becomes the 160th member of the UNO
1991 Member of EFTA
1995 Accession European Economic Area «EEA»
1995 Accession to the World Trade Organisation «WTO»
1997 Establishment of the Archdiocese of Vaduz


Orthographic photo
reproduced with the approval of the Vaduz Civil Engineering Office

Panorama photo:
Heinz Noser, photographer
www.e-foto.li