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Walter Brunhart
Walter Brunhart (1 December 1912 – 8 May 1991) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served as the mayor of Balzers from 1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ... to 1966. He founded a metalworking shop in Balzers in 1945, which later became known as ''Bruba AG''. During his time as mayor, a new kindergarten was built in 1961 and a new graveyard was opened in 1966. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Brunhart, Walter 1912 births 1991 deaths People from Balzers Liechtenstein businesspeople Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein) mayors of Liechtenstein Mayors of Balzers 20th-century mayors of places in Liechtenstein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Balzers
Balzers () is a municipality and village located in southern Liechtenstein. In 2024, the village had a population of 4,806. The main part of the village is situated along the east bank of the Rhine. History and culture Historically, the present-day form of the village consists of two different villages, the actual Balzers in the east and Mäls in the west. Not visible to the unaware, the division still persists in the local village culture, where it manifests in half-serious local competition. Some customs, such as the "Funken", a springtime ritual with pre-Christian origins involving a huge bonfire, are still being practised by each separately. The location was first mentioned in 842 as ''Palazoles''. The name originates from Latin ''palatiola'', meaning small palace. Balzers is the home of the Gutenberg Castle, which was built around 1200 on a rocky hill between Balzers and Mäls. Administration Balzers is locally administered by the mayor and a 10-person municipal counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fidel Brunhart
Fidel Brunhart (26 January 1900 – 28 June 1970) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1945 to 1957 and again from 1958 to 1962. He was also mayor of Balzers from 1945 to 1960. Life Brunhart was born on 26 January 1900 in Balzers as the son of Simon Brunhart and Josefa Büchel as one of four children. He worked as a seasonal construction worker in Zurich and . He was initially a supporter of the Christian-Social People's Party, but switched to the Progressive Citizens' Party in 1936 as he disapproved of the CSPV merging with the Liechtenstein Homeland Service. He was a member of the Balzers municipal council from 1936 to 1942 as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party. He was mayor of Balzers from 1945 to 1960. During this time, he was involved in the founding of Oerlikon Balzers in 1946, and the building of a new school in 1951. From 1945 to 1957, and again from 1958 to 1962 he was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuel Vogt
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Emanuel may refer to: * Emanuel (name), a given name and surname (see there for a list of people with this name) * Emanuel School, Australia, Sydney, Australia * Emanuel School, Battersea, London, England * Emanuel (band), a five-piece rock band from Louisville, Kentucky, United States * Emanuel County, Georgia * ''Emanuel'' (film), a 2019 documentary film about the Charleston church shooting See also * Emmanuel (other) * Emanu-El (other) * Emmanuelle (other) * Immanuel (other) * Emmanouil (Εμμανουήλ), the modern Greek form of the name * Manuel (other) Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name), a given name and surname * Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liechtensteiner Volksblatt
The ''Liechtensteiner Volksblatt'' was a daily newspaper serving Liechtenstein. It was published by the Liechtensteiner Volksblatt AG, and as of 2015, had a circulation of 9,000 copies. The editorial office was located in Schaan Schaan (; dialectal: ''Schaa'') is the largest Municipalities of Liechtenstein, municipality of Liechtenstein by population. It is located to the north of Vaduz, the capital, in the central part of the country. it has a population of 6,039, ma .... In February 2023, Christine Wohlwend, the president of the board of directors, announced that the newspaper would cease publication in March 2023 due to declining subscriptions and rising costs. History The newspaper was first published on 16 August 1878 /sup> as the ''Press Association Liechtensteiner Volksblatt''. The Royal Chaplain Johann Fetz was the founder and first editor, serving in that capacity until 1884. /sup> Up until 1918, it was published as a weekly newspaper, until it began printing tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balzers
Balzers () is a municipality and village located in southern Liechtenstein. In 2024, the village had a population of 4,806. The main part of the village is situated along the east bank of the Rhine. History and culture Historically, the present-day form of the village consists of two different villages, the actual Balzers in the east and Mäls in the west. Not visible to the unaware, the division still persists in the local village culture, where it manifests in half-serious local competition. Some customs, such as the "Funken", a springtime ritual with pre-Christian origins involving a huge bonfire, are still being practised by each separately. The location was first mentioned in 842 as ''Palazoles''. The name originates from Latin ''palatiola'', meaning small palace. Balzers is the home of the Gutenberg Castle, which was built around 1200 on a rocky hill between Balzers and Mäls. Administration Balzers is locally administered by the mayor and a 10-person municipal cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein (, ; ; ), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein ( ), is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked, doubly landlocked Swiss Standard German, German-speaking microstate in the Central European Alps, between Austria in the east and north and Switzerland in the west and south. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy headed by the prince of Liechtenstein of the House of Liechtenstein, currently led by Hans-Adam II. It is List of European countries by area, Europe's fourth-smallest country, with an area of just over and a population of 40,023. It is the world's smallest country to border two countries, and is one of the few countries with no debt. Liechtenstein is divided into Municipalities of Liechtenstein, 11 municipalities. Its capital is Vaduz, and its largest municipality is Schaan. It is a member of the United Nations, the European Free Trade Association, and the Council of Europe. It is not a member state of the European Union, but it participates i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)
The Patriotic Union (, VU) is a liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative political party in Liechtenstein. The VU is one of the two major List of political parties in Liechtenstein, political parties in Liechtenstein, along with the Monarchism, monarchist-Conservatism, conservative Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP). The VU is the relatively more liberalism, liberal of the two parties, supporting a constitutional monarchy and advocating for greater democratic governance. Since 2021, it is led by Thomas Zwiefelhofer and holds ten seats in the 25-member Landtag of Liechtenstein. History The Patriotic Union was formed by the 1936 merger of the Christian-Social People's Party (Liechtenstein), Christian-Social People's Party (VP) with the minor party Liechtenstein Homeland Service (LHD). While the VP was the larger and more popular party, following the merger members of the LHD took prominent positions in the leadership of the new party. After decades of being second to the Progress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
