| Liechtensteiner Nachrichten | |
| Founder: | Wilhelm Beck |
| Publisher: | Sarganserländer Buchdruckerei AG |
| Launched: | --> |
| Political: | Christian-Social People's Party |
| Language: | German |
| Publishing City: | Vaduz |
| Publishing Country: | Liechtenstein |
Liechtensteiner Nachrichten, known as the Oberrheinische Nachrichten until 1924 was a weekly newspaper in Liechtenstein from 1914 to 1936. It was the official newspaper of the Christian-Social People's Party.
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.[1] [2] [3] 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.[4] When the Christian-Social People's Party was founded in 1918, the newspaper became the official newspaper of the party.[5]
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.[6] [7]
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.[8]
| Wilhelm Beck | 1914–1919 | |
| Arnold Gassner | 1919 | |
| Wilhelm Beck | 1919–1921 | |
| Josef Vogt | 1921 | |
| Gottlieb Gassner | 1921–1923 | |
| Alphons Thöny | 1923–1928 | |
| Gottlieb Risch | 1928 | |
| Joseph Sele | 1928–1930 | |
| Max Beck | 1930–1932 | |
| Alphons Thöny | 1932 | |
| Max Beck | 1932–1936 |