Vaduz

Vaduz is the capital and largest municipality of Liechtenstein, situated along the Rhine River. It is the country’s political and cultural center.

Government of Liechtenstein: Liechtenstein’s constitutional system combines a hereditary monarch with a democratically elected parliament and government. The national government is based in Vaduz.
Liechtenstein: Liechtenstein is a landlocked principality in the Alps, between Switzerland and Austria. Vaduz is its capital and largest municipality.
County of Vaduz: The County of Vaduz was a medieval and early modern territory in the upper Rhine valley. Its name and territory provide the historical roots of the modern capital.
Schaan: Schaan is Liechtenstein’s second-largest municipality, immediately north of Vaduz. It shares an urbanized valley with the capital and hosts many businesses.
Landtag of Liechtenstein: The Landtag is Liechtenstein’s unicameral parliament, elected by proportional representation. Its parliament building stands in Vaduz.
Rhine: The Rhine is a major European river flowing from the Alps through central Europe to the North Sea. Vaduz lies near the river’s eastern bank in the Alpine Rhine valley.
House of Liechtenstein: The House of Liechtenstein is a European princely dynasty that acquired the territories forming modern Liechtenstein. The dynasty’s acquisition of Vaduz helped establish the principality centered on the town.
Balzers: Balzers is a municipality in southern Liechtenstein, near the Swiss border. It is one of the country’s neighboring municipalities south of Vaduz.
Prince of Liechtenstein: The Prince of Liechtenstein is the hereditary head of state and a central figure in the principality’s constitutional monarchy. The princely family’s official residence, Vaduz Castle, overlooks the city.
Alpine Rhine: The Alpine Rhine is the upper section of the Rhine flowing through the Alps toward Lake Constance. It forms Liechtenstein’s western border near Vaduz.

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