Balzers
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| Country | File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein |
| Electoral district | Oberland |
| Villages | Mäls |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karl Malin (VU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.73 km2 (7.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 472 m (1,549 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,806[1] |
| • Density | 243.6/km2 (630.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST |
| Postal code | 9496 |
| Area code | 7003 |
| ISO 3166 code | LI-01 |
| Website | www.balzers.li |
Balzers (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈbaltsərs] Audio file "De-Balzers.ogg" not found) is a municipality and village located in southern Liechtenstein. In 2024, the village had a population of 4,806.[1] The main part of the village is situated along the east bank of the Rhine.
History and culture
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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.[citation needed] The location was first mentioned in 842 as Palazoles.[2] The name originates from Latin palatiola, meaning small palace.[3]
Balzers is the home of the Gutenberg Castle, which was built around 1200 on a rocky hill between Balzers and Mäls.[2]
Administration
[edit | edit source]Balzers is locally administered by the mayor and a 10-person municipal council, elected every four years since 1975. The incumbent mayor is Karl Marlin, since 2023.[2]
List of mayors (1864–present)
[edit | edit source]| Name | Term | Party | Ref(s) | |
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| Franz Anton Kaufmann | 1864–1865 | —
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| Johann Georg Büchel | 1865–1867 | |||
| Franz Wolfinger | 1867–1870 | |||
| Baptist Fritsche | 1870–1873 | |||
| Johann Baptist Frick | 1873–1876 | |||
| Johann Georg Vogt | 1876–1879 | |||
| Baptist Johann Fritsche | 1879–1879 | |||
| Franz Vogt | 1879–1882 | |||
| Josef Isidor Brunhart | 1882–1885 | |||
| Christian Brunhart | 1885–1888 | |||
| Josef Isidor Brunhart | 1888–1891 | |||
| Christian Brunhart | 1891–1894 | |||
| Josef Isidor Brunhart | 1894–1897 | |||
| Heinrich Brunhart | 1897–1900 | |||
| Elias Vogt | 1900–1903 | |||
| Heinrich Brunhart | 1903–1912 | |||
| Emil Wolfinger | 1912–1918 | |||
| Gebhard Brunhart | 1918–1927 | FBP | ||
| Basil Vogt | 1927–1936 | CSVP | ||
| Georg Vogt | 1936–1939 | FBP | ||
| Alois Willie | 1939–1945 | VU | ||
| Fidel Brunhart | 1945–1960 | FBP | ||
| Walter Brunhart | 1960–1966 | VU | ||
| Emanuel Vogt | 1966–1987 | FBP | ||
| Othmar Vogt | 1987–2003 | VU | ||
| Anton Eberle | 2003–2011 | FBP | ||
| Arthur Brunhart | 2011–2015 | VU | ||
| Hansjörg Büchel | 2015–2023 | FBP | ||
| Karl Malin | 2023– | VU | ||
Transport
[edit | edit source]Heliport
[edit | edit source]Balzers has a heliport available for charter flights (IATA: -, ICAO: LSXB) (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.). The heliport has no border-control facilities; therefore, the only flights permitted to use it are those heading to and from elsewhere within the Schengen Area.
| Aircraft | Year implemented | Type | In service | Role |
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| Ecureuil AS 350 | 2005, 2008, and 2012 | B3 | 3 | Used for transporting people |
| Guimbal Cabri G2 | 2011 | 1 | Purchased for a new pilot training program, started April 2011 | |
| Kaman K-Max | 2006 | 1200 | 1 | Used for transporting cargo |
The nearest passenger airports are St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, located 60 km (37 mi) north and Zurich Airport, located 107 km (66 mi) north west of Balzers.
Economy
[edit | edit source]Oerlikon Balzers
[edit | edit source]The headquarters of the major thin film coating, solar and vacuum technology company Oerlikon Balzers is located in Balzers.[4]
Sports
[edit | edit source]FC Balzers plays in Swiss 1. Liga .They play at the Sportplatz Rheinau, stadium has a capacity of 2,000. [5]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Xaver Frick (1913 in Balzers – 2009) Olympic track and field athlete and cross-country skier. He competed in track sprinting events in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. Frick is the only Liechtenstein athlete to date to have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. He was awarded a Golden Laurel in 2003 by the government of Liechtenstein for outstanding contributions to sport.
- Andrea Willi (born 1955) Minister of Foreign Affairs (1993–2001).
- Christine Wohlwend (born 1978), politician.
See also
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External links
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