Waldenburg district

Waldenburg district
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Basel-Country (BL)
Main town :	Waldenburg
FSO number :	1305
Area :	104.99  km²
Height range :	389–1168 m above sea level M.
Residents:	15,965 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	152 inhabitants per km²
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The Waldenburg district is one of five districts in the Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft . The main town is Waldenburg .

geography

The historic town of Waldenburg

The Waldenburg district extends in the upper Frenkental, which is also called Waldenburgtal, in a hilly landscape that belongs to the foothills of the Jura . It is the most rural district of the canton, which is in absolute contrast to the urban district of Arlesheim . With 15,965 inhabitants, the Waldenburg district is on the one hand the least populous district, on the other hand with 104.98 km² the second largest area of ​​the Basel landscape districts and is therefore the least densely populated part of the canton.

Neighboring districts

The Waldenburg district borders the Gösgen district in the south-east, the Olten district and the Gäu district in the south, the Thal district ( SO ) in the south-west, the Thierstein and Dorneck districts in the west (all part of the Solothurn canton), and in the north to the Liestal district and in the northeast to the Sissach district .

Political communities

The district consists of a total of 15 municipalities (as of spring 2009), including, apart from Waldenburg, which has a historical town charter, not a single city. List:

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitants per km²
	Arboldswil	578	3.47	167
	Bennwil	664	6.53	102
	Bretzwil	768	7.33	105
	Diegten	1657	9.64	172
	Eptingen	529	11.18	47
	Hölstein	2528	6.03	419
	Lamp Mountain	499	4.01	124
	Langenbruck	958	15.66	61
	Lauwil	326	7.30	45
	Liedertswil	162	1.94	84
	Niederdorf	1795	4.41	407
	Oberdorf (BL)	2434	6.21	392
	Reigoldswil	1582	9.25	171
	Titters	404	3.71	109
	Waldenburg	1081	8.32	130
Total (15)		15,965	104.99	152

Web links

Commons : Bezirk Waldenburg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Philippe Hofmann: Waldenburg (district). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.