由于一些历史原因,欧洲的小国家们为企业提供税收和贸易结算的优惠政策。对于一个人口这么少的国家而言,列支敦士登的贸易往来已经很多了。很多欧洲公司总部都设在这儿,为的就是享受它的低税收政策。
And that’s how the Prince of Liechtenstein, whose castle is 5)perched above his 6)domain, likes it. The billionaire prince 7)wields more real political power in his 8)realm than any other European royalty.
这也是列支敦士登王子喜欢的方式,他的城堡高踞于他的领地上。这个已然是亿万富翁的王子在自己的王国挥洒着比其他欧洲贵族更多的政治实权。
The National Museum tells the story of the Prince and his country. Their family 9)crest dates to the Middle Ages, when the Liechtenstein family was close friends with the Hapsburg family, who ruled the 10)Holy Roman Empire. The Liechtenstein family purchased this piece of real estate from the Holy Roman Emperor. In 1719, the domain was granted principality status, answering only to the emperor. The Liechtenstein princes, who lived near Vienna, saw their new country merely as a status symbol and didn’t even bother to visit for decades. In fact, it wasn’t until the 20th century that the first Liechtenstein prince actually lived here.
国立博物馆讲述了王子和他的国家的故事。他们的家族徽章可以追溯到中世纪,当时列支敦士登家族与统治神圣罗马帝国的哈布斯堡家族是很亲密的朋友。列支敦士登家族从神圣罗马帝国皇帝手上买下了这块地产。1719年,这块领土被正式册封为公国,只受罗马皇帝管辖。而住在维也纳附近的列支敦士登的王子们,只不过把自己的新国家当成地位的象征,几十年都懒得去探访一次。实际上,直到20世纪,才有第一位列支敦士登王子真正居住在这里。
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