Balzers

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Balzers

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Balzers and its exclaves in Liechtenstein
Coordinates: 47°04′N 9°30′E / 47.067°N 9.500°E / 47.067; 9.500Coordinates: 47°04′N 9°30′E / 47.067°N 9.500°E / 47.067; 9.500
Country  Liechtenstein
Villages Mäls
Area
 • Total 19.6 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Elevation 472 m (1,549 ft)
Population (31.12.2008[1])
 • Total 4,513
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC)
Postal code 9496
Area code(s) 7003
ISO 3166 code LI-01
Website www.balzers.li

Balzers is a village and community located in southern Liechtenstein. As of the 2005 census, the community has a total population of 4,420. 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 two parts were first mentioned in 842 as Palazole.

Balzers is the home of the Burg Gutenberg, a 12th-century castle which is located on a rocky hill in the center of the town.

Heliport

There is no airport in Liechtenstein, but Balzers has a small heliport available for charter flights (IATA: -, ICAO: LSXB) (47°04′05″N 9°28′52″E / 47.06812°N 9.48118°E / 47.06812; 9.48118 (Balzers heliport))

Aircraft Origin Year implemented Type In service Role
Ecureuil AS 350  France 2005, 2008, and 2012 B3 3 Used for transporting people
Guimbal Cabri G2  France 2011 1 Purchased for a new pilot training program, started April 2011
Kaman K-Max  United States 2006 1200 1 Used for transporting cargo

Oerlikon Balzers

The headquarters of the major thin film coating, solar and vacuum technology company Oerlikon Balzers is located in Balzers.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2008 Statistics for Liechtenstein (German)
  2. ↑ "Oerlikon Balzers - Contact". Oerlikon.com. Retrieved 2012-02-22. 

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