Liechtensteiner Vaterland (lit. "Liechtenstein Fatherland") is the largest daily newspaper in Liechtenstein. Published by Vaduzer Medienhaus AG, it is the official newspaper of the Patriotic Union party.[1]
The newspaper came under controversy in January 1937 when Vogelsang publicly denounced Jews living in Liechtenstein and sent numerous letters detailing them to officials in Nazi Germany. As a result, Prime Minister of LiechtensteinJosef Hoop ordered the offices of the Vaterland to be searched for any letters to be confiscated and Vogelsang promptly left the country.[5][6] Editing was then taken over by Alois Vogt until 1938.[4]
Like its predecessors, the newspaper was initially published twice a week until 1963 when it was increased to three, four in 1976 and since 1985 the newspaper has been daily. Until 2003, the publisher was the Presseverein Liechtensteiner Vaterland and since then Vaduzer Medienhaus AG. Starting in the 1990s, the newspaper also expanded to cover radio with the Eastern Swiss radio RadIo Ri.[4] The newspaper also operates subsidiary newspapers Neue Liewo since 1999 and Wirtschaft Regional since 2001.[9][10]
In March 2023, the closure of Liechtensteiner Volksblatt left the Liechtensteiner Vaterland the only remaining daily printed newspaper in the country. Subscribers of the Volksblatt automatically became subscribers of the Vaterland.[11]
^"Vaterländische Union". e-archiv.li (in German). Liechtenstein National Archives. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
^"Parties in Liechtenstein 1921-1943". Prince and People: Liechtenstein Civics (in German). School Office of the Principality of Liechtenstein. 2007. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
^Geiger, Peter (1997). Liechtenstein in den Dreissigerjahren 1928–1939 (in German) (1st ed.). Zürich: Liechtenstein Institut. p. 371. ISBN3-906393-28-3.