Vaduz

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City (pop., 1997 est.: 5,000), capital of Liechtenstein.

Located on the Rhine River, it was greatly damaged in 1499 in a war between the Swiss and Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, but it was subsequently rebuilt. The Liechtenstein family gained possession in the early 18th century. It is a flourishing tourist centre and the residence of the ruling prince, whose castle overlooks the town. The town's Fürst Liechtensteinische Gemäldegalerie displays parts of the world-famous art collection of the princes of Liechtenstein.

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Vaduz - capital of Liechtenstein, central Europe, in the Rhine Valley. The seat of one of the two former lordships (Schellenberg and Vaduz) that united to form the principality in 1719, Vaduz is a flourishing tourist centre and the residence of the ruling prince, whose castle overlooks the town. Mentioned in a document of c. 1322, destroyed in the Swabian Wars (1499), and rebuilt in the following ...

Liechtenstein - small western European principality located between Switzerland and Austria. Its capital is Vaduz.

Rheinberger, Joseph - German composer and teacher whose organ sonatas are among the finest 19th-century works for that instrument.

Liechtenstein - Liechtenstein celebrated two royal weddings in 1999 as the two youngest children of Prince Hans Adam II wed. Princess Tatjana married Philipp von Lattorff on June 5 in the Cathedral of Vaduz, and Prince Constantin was joined in marriage to Grafin Marie Kalnoky on July 17.

LIECHTENSTEIN - Area: 160 sq km (62 sq mi)

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