A liquid crystal display device includes an active-matrix substrate; a counter substrate; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the active-matrix substrate and the counter substrate. The active-matrix substrate includes a plate; gate lines provided on the plate; a gate insulation layer provided on the plate; source lines provided on the gate insulation layer and Refining picture element areas together with the gate lines; switching elements provided at intersections of gate lines and the source lines, the switching elements each including a source electrode and a drain electrode as well as a gate electrode, connecting electrodes each connected to the drain electrode; an interlayer insulation layer provided on the gate insulation layers covering the gate lines, the source lines, and the switching elements; and picture element electrodes and counter electrodes provided on the interlayer insulation layer for driving liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer. The picture element electrodes are provided in a first direction of the picture element areas, and the counter electrodes are provided in the first direction of the picture element areas and extending over picture element areas.