Below is a list of newspapers published in Liechtenstein:
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Below is a list of newspapers published in Liechtenstein:
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Political identity came to the territory now occupied by the Principality of Liechtenstein in 814, with the formation of the subcountry of Lower Rhætia. Liechtenstein's borders have remained unchanged since 1434, when the Rhine established the border between the Holy Roman Empire and the Swiss cantons.
The German National Movement in Liechtenstein was a Nazi party in Liechtenstein that existed between 1938 and 1945.
Liechtensteiner Vaterland is the largest daily newspaper in Liechtenstein. Published by Vaduzer Medienhaus AG, it is the official newspaper of the Patriotic Union party.
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 4 April 1939. Although a new system of proportional representation had been introduced to pacify voters at a time when the country was under threat from neighbouring Nazi Germany, it was not used and the elections became known as the "silent elections" as no actual vote was held. Instead, the governing Progressive Citizens' Party and opposition Patriotic Union formed a coalition, assigning a roughly equal number of seats each, in order to prevent the German National Movement in Liechtenstein from acquiring any seats in the Landtag.
The Christian-Social People's Party, often shortened to simply the People's Party, was a social liberal political party in Liechtenstein. It tended to be more popular in the Oberland, and supported closer ties with Switzerland as opposed to Austria. Founded in 1918, the Christian-Social People's Party and the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) were the first political parties in Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein Homeland Service was a political party in Liechtenstein that advocated corporate statism and the abolition of party politics.
Otto Schaedler was a physician and political figure from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein and was one of the founders of the Patriotic Union party.
Alois Vogt was an advocate and political figure from Liechtenstein who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1938 to 1945. He later served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1949 to 1966.
Wilhelm Beck was an advocate and political figure from Liechtenstein who was one of the founders of the Christian-Social People's Party and served as the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1922 to 1927.
Peter Geiger is a historian from Liechtenstein and former research officer at the Liechtenstein Institute for history. He primarily focuses on Liechtenstein in the 1930s and World War II.
The 1939 Liechtenstein putsch, also known as the Annexation putsch was an unsuccessful coup d'état by the German National Movement in Liechtenstein on 24 March 1939 designed to provoke Liechtenstein's annexation by Nazi Germany.
Liechtensteiner Nachrichten, known as the Oberrheinische Nachrichten until 1924 was a weekly newspaper in Liechtenstein from 1914 to 1936. It was the official newspaper of the Christian-Social People's Party.
Liechtensteinischen Landeszeitung was a bi-monthly newspaper published in Liechtenstein from 1863 to 1868. It was the first newspaper in the country.
The Liechtenstein Free Trade Association was a political party in Liechtenstein active from 1931 to 1933 which advocated against capitalism and private ownership.
Liewo Sonntagszeitung, also known as Neue Liewo, is a weekly newspaper published in Werdenberg, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It operates as a subsidiary newspaper of the Liechtensteiner Vaterland.
Rupert Quaderer was a politician and journalist from Liechtenstein.
The 1937 Liechtenstein spy affair was a scandal involving Carl Freiherr von Vogelsang, a founding member of the Patriotic Union and editor of the Liechtensteiner Vaterland, where it was revealed that he had sent numerous letters detailing Jews in Liechtenstein to Nazi Germany. The scandal caused prime minister Josef Hoop to order the offices of the Vaterland to be searched and for any papers to be confiscated. As a result, Vogelsang promptly left the country.
Bernhard Risch was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1930 to 1936 and again from 1940 to 1945. He previously served as the mayor of Vaduz from 1927 to 1930 and again 1933 to 1936.
Liechtensteinischen Wochenzeitung was a newspaper published in Liechtenstein from 1873 to 1877. It was the second newspaper in the country, behind the Liechtensteinischen Landeszeitung, and was the only one throughout its publication.