Balzers

Balzers
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Balzers (southwest) and its exclaves in Liechtenstein
Coordinates:
Country	Liechtenstein
Villages	Mäls
Area
• Total	19.6 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Elevation	472 m (1,549 ft)
Population (31.12.2014)
• Total	4,587
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC)
Postal code	9496
Area code(s)	7003
ISO 3166 code	LI-01
Website	www.balzers.li

Balzers is a town and community located in southern Liechtenstein. As of the 2005 census, the community has a total population of 4,420. The main part of the village is situated along the east bank of the Rhine.

Balzers, entry (direction to Trubbach)

History and Culture

Historically, the present-day form of the village consists of two different villages, the actual Balzers in the east and Mäls in the west. Not visible to the unaware, the division still persists in the local village culture, where it manifests in half-serious local competition. Some customs, such as the "Funken" a springtime ritual with pre-Christian origins involving a huge bonfire, are still being practised by each separately. The two parts were first mentioned in 842 as Palazole.

Balzers is the home of the Burg Gutenberg, a 12th-century castle which is located on a rocky hill in the center of the town.

Heliport

There is no airport in Liechtenstein, but Balzers has a small heliport available for charter flights (IATA: -, ICAO: LSXB) ()

Aircraft	Origin	Year implemented	Type	In service	Role
Ecureuil AS 350	France	2005, 2008, and 2012	B3	3	Used for transporting people
Guimbal Cabri G2	France	2011		1	Purchased for a new pilot training program, started April 2011
Kaman K-Max	United States	2006	1200	1	Used for transporting cargo

Oerlikon Balzers

The headquarters of the major thin film coating, solar and vacuum technology company Oerlikon Balzers is located in Balzers.

See also

• Alexander Suvorov

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Heliport Balzers FL LSXB
• Heliport Balzers LSXB