Liechtensteiner Nachrichten (), known as the Oberrheinische Nachrichten () until 1924, was a weekly newspaper published in Liechtenstein from 1914 to 1936. It was the official newspaper of the Christian-Social People's Party.
History The newspaper was first published as the Oberrheinische Nachrichten on 25 April 1914 in conjunction with the opposition movement formed by Wilhelm Beck against the government of Leopold Freiherr von Imhof, the Governor of Liechtenstein. It primarily advocated for the expansion of welfare, broader voting rights and a Liechtensteiner head of state, as Imhof was Austrian. The newspaper allowed for Beck's movement to gain significant support throughout World War I, leading to the November 1918 Liechtenstein putsch. When the Christian-Social People's Party was founded in 1918, the newspaper became the official newspaper of the party.
On 3 September 1924, the newspaper was renamed to Liechtensteiner Nachrichten. After the government of Gustav Schädler was forced to resign by Johann II in the wake of an embezzlement scandal involving the National Bank of Liechtenstein, the newspaper stood in opposition to the Progressive Citizens' Party.
In January 1936, Christian-Social People's Party and Liechtenstein Homeland Service merged to form the Patriotic Union and the newspaper was subsequently dissolved and succeeded by the Liechtensteiner Vaterland.
List of editors (1914–1936) +NameTermWilhelm Beck1914–1919Arnold Gassner1919Wilhelm Beck1919–1921Josef Vogt1921Gottlieb Gassner 1921–1923Alphons Thöny1923–1928Gottlieb Risch1928Josef Sele1928–1930Max Beck1930–1932Alphons Thöny1932Max Beck1932–1936
See also
Christian-Social People's Party List of newspapers in Liechtenstein
References