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Global Sourcebook for International Data Management
by Graham Rhind
Liechtenstein is a small German-speaking country sandwiched between Switzerland and Austria. Addresses for Liechtenstein will usually be found mixed into lists for Switzerland. They can be recognised by their postal codes.
For supplementary information, see links to post office home pages here , to postal code pages here and to other personal name and addressing issues pages here .
1 Swiss Franc/Franker (ISO 4217=CHF) = 100 centimes/Rappen (the principality belongs to the Swiss economic area)
1’234.45
(where . indicates the decimal separator and ’ the thousands separator)
German is spoken by 93% of the population. A dialect of Alemannish is widely spoken. There are also 800 Italian speakers.
The same rules and formats apply as in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland.
This is written Postfach.
Postal codes (Postleitzahl or PLZ) consist of a block of 4 numbers. Liechtenstein forms part of the postal system of Switzerland.The settlements with their postal codes are listed below:
Balzers | 9496 |
Bendern | under 9487 Gamprin-Bendern |
Eschen | 9492 |
Gamprin-Bendern | 9487 |
Mäls | under 9496 Balzers |
Mauren FL | 9493 |
Nendeln | 9485 |
Planken | 9498 |
Ruggell | 9491 |
Schaan | 9494 |
Schaanwald | 9486 |
Schellenberg | 9488 |
Triesen | 9495 |
Triesenberg | 9497 |
Vaduz | 9490 |
Metadata containing postal code formatting rules, exceptions and regular expressions can be acquired
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Note: This section last updated 5th December 2014
Refer to Exonyms in Liechtenstein for full lists of place names in Liechtenstein in other languages.
Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm
Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm
Liechtenstein is composed of 11 municipalities (gemeinden, singular - gemeinde). They are:
Balzers Eschen Gamprin Mauren Planken Ruggell Schaan Schellenberg Triesen Triesenberg Vaduz
Note: This section last updated 3rd March 2014
Liechtenstein telephone numbers have no area codes. Subscriber numbers have 7 digits. Mobile numbers commence with a 6 or 7.
Every effort is made to keep this resource updated. If you find any errors, or have any questions or requests, please don't hesitate to contact the author.
All information copyright Graham Rhind 2024. Any information used should be acknowledged and referenced.