Bretzwil
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 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Basel-Country (BL)
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| District : | Waldenburg |
| BFS no. : | 2883 |
| Postal code : | 4207 |
| Coordinates : | 616 170 / 249 693 |
| Height : | 630 m above sea level M. |
| Height range : | 595–1052 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 7.33 km² |
| Residents: | 768 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 105 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | www.bretzwil.ch |
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Bretzwil ( Swiss German : Brätzbel ) is a municipality in the Waldenburg district of the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland .
geography
Bretzwil is 628 m above sea level. M. in the southern central part of the canton in a depression on the Seebach. It is surrounded on three sides by the canton of Solothurn . Its neighboring communities are Lauwil and Reigoldswil and the Solothurn communities Seewen and Nunningen .
history
Mentioned for the first time in 1194, Braswilere first belonged to the Oberkirch Talk Church near Nunningen and later moved to the Bishop of Basel. In 1377 the "Lords of Brislach" got the village as a fief, changed their name to "Edelknechte von Ramstein", and in 1518 they sold Bretzwil to the city of Basel . It has been in the Waldenburg office since 1673.
coat of arms
- Golden background with two crossing red lily bars
This was the coat of arms of the noblemen of Ramstein (cf. also with the coats of arms of Brislach , Nunningen , Zullwil and Zwingen ).
economy
Bretzwil has many agricultural and local businesses, including 3 restaurants and 1 village shop (butcher).
traffic
The village lies on the national road from Laufen to Waldenburg and to Grellingen. In addition, the community is served by two postbus lines. You can get to Laufen train station via Nunningen or to the SBB train station Grellingen via Seewen and via Büren to the SBB train station in Liestal. You can also go to Reigoldswil, the Waldenburg train station of the Waldenburgerbahn or get to Liestal .
Attractions
- Church of St. Maria with valuable stained glass and carved pulpit
- Ramstein ruins
- Isaak Bowe fountain, in memory of the peasant leader in the peasant war of 1653
- Local museum
photos
Rectory and church
Primary school building
Dreisässenhaus
literature
- Axel Christoph Gampp, Sabine Sommerer: The art monuments of the canton Basel-Landschaft IV. The district Waldenburg. (= Art Monuments of Switzerland. Volume 124). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History , Bern 2014, ISBN 978-3-03797-115-4 .
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Bretzwil
- Albert Schnyder: Bretzwil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 .