200th Anniversary Sculpture - Vaduz, Liechtenstein
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N 47° 08.243 E 009° 31.353
32T E 539625 N 5220563
This abstract sculpture was placed in 2006 in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Liechtenstein's independence as a principality.
Waymark Code: WMMHBD
Location: Liechtenstein
Date Posted: 09/22/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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A plaque on the base of the sculpture reads in German:

Donation der Stiftung Propter Homines, Vaduz
Aus Anlass 200 Jahre Souveränität des Landes Liechtenstein
(1806 - 2006)

[English Translation]

Donation of the Foundation Propter Homines, Vaduz
On the occasion of Liechtenstein's 200 years of national sovereignty
(1806 - 2006)

"Liechtenstein, officially the Principality of Liechtenstein, is a doubly landlocked German-speaking alpine country and a microstate in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east and north. Its area is just over 160 square kilometres (62 square miles), and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz.

Independence as principality
-Treaty of Pressburg 12 July 1806
-Independence from German Confederation 1866"

-- Wikipedia

Subject: Country

Commemoration: 200th Anniversary

Date of Founding: July 12, 1806

Date of Commemoration: 2006

Address:
New Parliament Building Vaduz Liechtenstein

Overview Photograph:

Yes


Detail Photograph:

Yes


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