Castle in the Leimental
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 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Basel-Country (BL)
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| District : | To run |
| BFS no. : | 2783 |
| Postal code : | 4117 |
| Coordinates : | 600283 / 256 302 |
| Height : | 481 m above sea level M. |
| Height range : | 442–821 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 2.84 km² |
| Residents: | 263 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 93 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | www.burg-il.ch |
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Burg im Leimental is in Leimental located municipality in the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland .
history
It is believed that the castle itself had several small ancestors. Coin finds show that the area was already settled in Roman times. In 1168 the Biedertan Castle was given to Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa as a fief . In 1269 it came into the possession of the Bishop of Basel . From 1392 the lords of Wessenberg were the feudal bearers . After the 16th century the castle was renamed to " Biedertal ", then to "Burgtal" and finally to "Burg im Leimental". In 1815, Burg im Leimental was assigned to the canton of Bern by decision of the Vienna Congress and in 1994 moved to the canton of Basel-Landschaft .
coat of arms
Burg im Leimental im Leimental has had a coat of arms since 1946. It is divided in half by a horizontal black bar. The upper area shows two, the lower area a red ball on a silver background. This is the coat of arms of the Lords of Wessenberg , who owned Burg im Leimental for several centuries.
Attractions
- Castle
- Castle chapel
Personalities
- Albert Hofmann (1906–2008), chemist, discoverer of LSD , last lived in Burg and died here
- Hugo Jaeggi (1936–2018), photographer, lived, worked and died here
literature
- Daniel Hagmann : Burg im Leimental. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 18, 2005 .
Web links
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 .