Mid Theme Visit: Country Links - Liechtenstein and Namibia

 

Mid-Theme Visit: Country Links

Liechtenstein and Namibia

Hello, and please enjoy this country links article. This article is one of many examples where history CAM does its best to capture the important moments in history of the smaller countries, and few are smaller than Liechtenstein. Modern Liechtenstein is located between the Central European countries of Switzerland and Austria, just below far larger Germany. Becoming a national state in 1719, per Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI’s decree, Liechtenstein’s capital today, Vaduz, and, a town, Schellenberg were joined to make this state. Almost a century later, it became part of Germany, but gained independence in 1866.

Changing Sands

In this article, Liechtenstein’s connection to Germany is crucial, as it directly links Lichtenstein with the other topical country here, Namibia, in Southwest Africa. Although Namibia did not receive as much attention as other African nations, regarding colonisation in the Age of Exploration, and, subsequently discovery and imperialism, starting in the early 1400s, it did still experience European influence.

This was through church missionaries from Germany, as requested by the Missionary Society in London, formed in 1795, around the same time the missions were sent. The society held the ambition of making everyone in the world Christian, with Africa being a strong focus along with populations on other continents. The missionaries of Germany journeyed there for this reason, spreading the word, as the saying goes.

Interestingly, almost a century after the missionaries from Germany arrived, Germany colonised Namibia, holding it for almost 4 decades until it was transferred to South Africa in 1920. Perhaps the Germans wanted to revisit Namibia as their ancestors had done.

When one country influences another, it is representing not just the specific people there, but the nation they are from. Since Liechtenstein was part of Germany, this influence on Namibia extends to them.

Therefore, it is important to keep in mind that Lichtenstein had a religious link with Namibia by encouraging them to become Christians.

 

 

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