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Mayor Of Eschen
Eschen (; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Escha'') is a Municipalities of Liechtenstein, municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. It covers an area of , and is one of the five communes in the Unterland (electoral district), Unterland electoral district. As of 2024, it has a population of 4,629 inhabitants. Etymology The name is considered to be of Celtic language, Celtic origin, derived from "esca" meaning "by the waterside". History Archeological evidence points to some pre-historic settlements in the region. Eschen was established as "Essane" during the Rätic reign in 842 CE. The name of the village Nendeln appears in written text from the 14th century CE. It is given by different names such as Nendla, Endlen, and Anndlen. The first lower secondary school was opened in Eschen in 1906. Geography Eschen is a Municipalities of Liechtenstein, municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. It covers an area of , and is one of the five communes in the Unterland (ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Liechtenstein
The principality of Liechtenstein is divided into eleven municipality, municipalities (', grammatical number, singular '), most consisting of only a single town. Five of the ' fall within the electoral district of (lower country), while the other six are within the (upper country). Municipalities Exclaves and enclaves The municipalities of Liechtenstein, the ', exhibit complex shapes, despite their small size. Seven of the ' have one or more exclaves, in addition to the main territory: * Gamprin: 1 exclave * Eschen: 1 exclave * Planken: 4 exclaves, of which 1 is a true enclave * Schaan: 4 exclaves, of which 1 is a true enclave * Vaduz: 6 exclaves, of which 2 are true enclaves * Triesenberg: 1 exclave * Balzers: 2 exclaves Data codes In ISO 3166-2, the ISO 3166-2:LI, codes of the municipalities start with LI-, followed by two digits (01–11, assigned in alphabetical order). In FIPS 10-4 (standard withdrawn in 2008), the List of FIPS region codes (J-L)#LS: Liechtenstein, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Liechtenstein
The head of government of Liechtenstein (), known informally as the prime minister, is the chief executive of the Government of Liechtenstein and chairs the cabinet of Liechtenstein. They are appointed by the sovereign prince of Liechtenstein with the consent of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (parliament of Liechtenstein) and are expected to command the confidence of both the prince and the Landtag. The appointed head of government is typically the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Landtag or a coalition of parties. The head of government cannot be a member of the Landtag at the same time, although they should meet the eligibility requirements for that office. The position originated as in the 16th century. The role functioned as the head of the district office (), subordinate to the court of House of Liechtenstein. It was originally an undesired post within the court; this changed after applied for the role in 1833. The title was changed to governor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attorney-at-law
Attorney at law or attorney-at-law, usually abbreviated in everyday speech to attorney, is the preferred term for a practising lawyer in certain jurisdictions, including South Africa (for certain lawyers), Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and the United States. In Canada, it is used only in Quebec as the English term for . The term has its roots in the verb '' to attorn'', meaning to transfer one's rights and obligations to another. England and Wales and Ireland The ''attorney'', in the sense of a lawyer who acts on behalf of a client, has an ancient pedigree in English law. The Statute of Merton 1235 uses the Latin expression in a phrase rendered into English by ''The Statutes of the Realm'' as The term was formerly used in England and Wales and Ireland for lawyers who practised in the common law courts. They were officers of the courts and were under judicial supervision.A. H. Manchester, ''A Modern Legal History of England and Wales, 1750–1850'', Butterworths: London, 1980. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chur
'' Chur (locally) or ; ; ; ; ; ; or ; , and . is the capital and largest List of towns in Switzerland, town of the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of the Grisons and lies in the Alpine Rhine, Grisonian Rhine Valley, where the Rhine turns towards the north, in the northern part of the canton. The city, on the right bank of the Rhine, is reputedly the oldest town in Switzerland. The official language of Chur is German language, German,In this context ‘German’ is used as an umbrella term for any variety of German. A person is allowed to communicate with the authorities using any kind of German, in written or oral form. However the authorities always use Swiss Standard German (the Swiss variety of Standard German) in documents and any written form. In spoken interaction ''Hochdeutsch'' (Swiss Standard German or what the particular speaker considers as High German) or any other dialectal variant can be used. but the main spoken language is the local variant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Hoop
Franz Josef Hoop (; 14 December 1895 – 19 October 1959) was a diplomat and politician from Liechtenstein who served as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1928 to 1945. He later served as the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1958 until his death in 1959. Hoop initially worked as the attaché and chargé d'affaires at the Liechtenstein legation in Vienna and then in the Swiss customs administration before being elected as prime minister following the 1928 general election. In his first years in office he oversaw Liechtenstein's response to the Great Depression through economic programs. Starting from 1933, his government faced numerous domestic and foreign challenges to the country, notable events such as the Rotter kidnapping, 1937 spy affair and 1939 putsch. In 1938, his government entered into a coalition government with the opposition Patriotic Union. During World War II, Hoop considered friendly, non-binding, non-provocative diplomacy to be appropriate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USV Eschen/Mauren
USV Eschen/Mauren is a Liechtensteiner football club from Eschen and Mauren. They play at the Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, which used to be the national football stadium, until the Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz was built. USV Eschen/Mauren, like all other Liechtensteiner teams, play in the Swiss Football League system. The first team plays in 1. Liga, Group 3, the fourth tier of the Swiss Football League, following promotion in the 2007/08 season from 2.Liga interregional as a result of winning the Group 5 division. The club was originally formed in 1963 as a merger of FC Mauren and FC Eschen. Since 1975, the first team has always played in Liga 2 except for the 1999/2000 season when they were promoted to 1. Liga, Group 3 before being relegated back again to 2.Liga interregional. After the 2007/08 season, it won promotion once again. USV has won the Liechtensteiner Cup on five occasions, the most recent being in 2012, and 18 occasions have been runners-up. Honours * Lie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ThyssenKrupp
ThyssenKrupp AG (, ; stylized as thyssenkrupp) is a German industrial engineering and steel production multinational conglomerate. It resulted from the 1999 merger of Thyssen AG and Krupp and has its operational headquarters in Duisburg and Essen. The company says that it is one of the largest steel producers in the world, and it was ranked tenth-largest worldwide by revenue in 2015."The world's largest steel companies in 2015, based on revenue" ''Statista'' It is divided into 670 subsidiaries worldwide. The largest shareholders are the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egon Marxer
Egon Marxer (7 February 1920 – 17 March 1999) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served as the mayor of Eschen from 1972 to 1987. He was previously a volunteer member of the Waffen-SS during World War II. Life Marxer was born on 7 February 1920 as the son of Rudolf Marxer and Theresia Wohlwend as one of three children. In May 1938, he joined the German National Movement in Liechtenstein as a member of its youth movement, and he participated in the 1939 Liechtenstein putsch as a chauffeur. During World War II, he volunteered as a member of the Waffen-SS and was deployed to the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Front. In 1946, Marxer was convicted of high treason against Liechtenstein, and was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison. Following his release, he owned a grocery store and worked in various industrial companies. He was mayor of Eschen from 1972 to 1987 as a member of the Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein), Patriotic Union. During this time, a primary school was bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Meier
Franz Meier (7 June 1924 – 15 February 2015) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1978 to 1986. He was also the mayor of Eschen Eschen (; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Escha'') is a Municipalities of Liechtenstein, municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. It covers an area of , and is one of the five communes in the Unterland (electoral district), Unterland ... from 1963 to 1969. He worked as a bricklayer and foreman. He was a member of the administrative board of the old age and survivors' insurance. References Bibliography * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meier, Franz 1924 births 2015 deaths People from Eschen Mayors of Eschen Liechtenstein bricklayers Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein) members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein) mayors of Liechtenstein Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1978–1982) Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1982–1986) 20th-century mayors of plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Georg Hasler (born 1895)
Johann Georg Hasler (7 January 1895 – 16 May 1976) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1949 to 1953, and again from 1957 to 1958. He also served as a government councillor from 1941 to 1945 and as the mayor of Eschen from 1951 to 1963. Life Hasler was born 7 January 1895 in Eschen as the son of Franz Josef Hasler and Josepha Ritter as one of nine children. He worked as a carpenter, and later as a farmer. He was an initiator of the Christian-Social People's Party's popular initiative for the introduction of proportional representation. However, it was rejected it was rejected in the subsequent referendum in 1930. In 1939 Hasler was elected as a deputy member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein as member of the Patriotic Union as part of the unified list between the part and the Progressive Citizens' Party for the formation of a coalition government, where he served until 1945. He was a deputy government councillor from 1939, when h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Marxer (veterinarian)
Ludwig Marxer (19 January 1855 – 26 October 1946) was a veterinarian who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1886 to 1902. He also served as the mayor of Eschen from 1888 to 1898. Life Marxer was born on 19 January 1855 in Eschen to one of ten children. His parents were trained veterinarians and he studied the field in Munich from 1870 to 1873. He worked as a veterinarian in his home town of Eschen from 1877. He was appointed to serve in the Landtag of Liechtenstein by Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Johann II in 1886, a position in which he held until 1902. In 1888 he was elected as mayor of Eschen until he resigned the position in 1898 due to being appointed provisional state veterinarian and moving to Vaduz. He then served as the provisional state veterinarian until his retirement in 1936. Family Marxer married Maria Anna Öhri (16 June 1864 – 9 May 1951) on 26 May 1884 and they had eight children. His son Ludwig Marxer was a lawyer and served as the Depu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
