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Vaduz Castle ( Vaduz) is the official residence of the . The Palace is named after the town Vaduz, the , which it overlooks from an adjacent hilltop. The earliest mention of the castle can be found in the deed of the Count Rudolf von Werdenberg-Sargans for a sale to Ulrich von Matsch. The then owners – presumably also the builders – were the Counts of Werdenberg-Sargans. The Bergfried (12th century) and parts of the east-side are the oldest. The tower stands upon a piece of ground of about 12 x 13 m and has a wall density on the ground floor of up to 4 metres. The original entrance lay at the Hofzijde at an 11 meter height. The chapel St. Anna was presumably built in the Middle Ages as well. The main altar is late-gothic. In the Schwaben War of 1499 the castle was burned by the honorbound of Switzerland. The west-side was expanded on by Count Kaspar van (1613-1640). Since 1712 the castle had been a possession of the of Liechtenstein. It underwent a major restoration between 1905 and 1920 during the reign of Prince Johann II, and was expanded during the early 1930′s by Prince . Since 1938 the castle has the primary residence of Liechtenstein’s . The castle can not be visited by tourists. Liechtenstein city vacations.
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