Diepflingen

Diepflingen
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Basel-Country (BL)
District :	Sissach
BFS no. :	2845
Postal code :	4442
Coordinates :	630 076  /  255145 coordinates: 47 ° 26 '47 "  N , 7 ° 50' 15"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and thirty thousand and seventy-six  /  255145
Height :	410  m above sea level M.
Height range :	398–608 m above sea level M.
Area :	1.44  km²
Residents:	756 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	525 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.diepflingen.ch
Location of the municipality

Diepflingen is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland .

geography

Historical aerial photo from 3000 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1923

Diepflingen is located in the Homburgertal on the Hauenstein railway line Sissach-Läufelfingen-Olten. The rail height is 411  m above sea level. M.

history

Diepflingen became known during the separation of the two half-cantons Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft in 1833 due to the fact that the municipality, after a close vote, submitted itself directly to the Swiss Confederation's daily statutes . However, this did not recognize the decision, and so the "Republic of Diepflingen" was over after nine days. The people of Diepflingen are still popularly referred to as "Republicans".

During the turmoil of separation in 1833, Diepflingen initially remained loyal to Basel with Gelterkinden, which exposed it to attacks by opponents. In order to evade the constant threat, the village declared itself a neutral Republic of Diepflingen on May 20, 1833. However, this only had a short duration of 9 days because the Federal Diet threatened the deployment of the army. Nevertheless, the former farming village is still lovingly called the republic today.

The village name was first mentioned in 1251 as Dyephlinchon. (Hof der Dietphalinge) became Dietphalinchova, Dietphlikon, and then Diepfliken, as the locals still call it today. Newcomers also call it Diepfligen and some "Neudiepfliker" even Diepflingen as the spelling, which makes the hair of the old locals stand on end. In 1363 the Counts of Frohburg, Tierstein and Habsburg set up a customs post in Diepflingen. In 1461 Diepflingen passed to the city of Basel. In 1671 a fire destroyed part of the village.

From the history of the settlement, mention should be made of a grave from the La Téne period, containing a bronze neck ring, five complete and two incomplete early La Téne fibulae. Other finds suggest the presence of a Roman villa.

coat of arms

Since 1939. A silver gate wall with a red gate and roof on a green floor in front of a black background. The coat of arms indicates the old Schwibbogen that belonged to the former customs office. The coat of arms was designed by the village schoolmaster at the time, Hans Marti. Flag: black and white red.

literature

• Hans-Rudolf Heyer: The art monuments of the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Volume III: The district of Sissach. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1986 (Art Monuments of Switzerland, Volume 77). ISBN 3-7643-1796-5 . Pp. 45-48.

Web links

Commons : Diepflingen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the community of Diepflingen
• Antonia Schmidlin: Diepflingen. 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. ^ History of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft - The Republic of Diepflingen