Grellingen
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 Switzerland
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 Basel-Country (BL)
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| District : | To run |
| BFS no. : | 2786 |
| Postal code : | 4203 |
| UN / LOCODE : | CH GLN |
| Coordinates : | 611 396 / 254 605 |
| Height : | 325 m above sea level M. |
| Height range : | 307–620 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 3.29 km² |
| Residents: | 1845 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 561 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | www.grellingen.ch |
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Grellingen is a municipality in the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland .
Surname
In the region around the bend in the Rhine near Basel , place names ending in "-ingen" are common. These are traced back to the settlement by the Alemanni in the early Middle Ages . It is said of Grellingen that an Alemannic clan leader, "Grello", gave him its name. However, this cannot be proven. Grellingen was first mentioned in a document on August 18, 1274. In the past, village surnames were also used for the various villages. For Grellingen: "the Brääglede".
geography
Grellingen is located in the lower Laufental and has been part of the canton of Basel-Landschaft since 1994 and is located south of Basel on the Basel – Delsberg railway line . It is 15 kilometers to the city of Basel. The district capital Laufen is 9 kilometers to the west.
The area of the municipality is 331 hectares, of which 189 hectares are forest, 69 hectares are agricultural land, 64 hectares are settlements and 11 hectares are unproductive.
history
The oldest finds are around 12,000 years old. Tools and smashed bones of animals from the Würm were Chaltbrunnetal found and the "Wachtfelsen" in the west of Grellingen. In 2012, layers of finds were unintentionally destroyed during the construction of a forest road near Wachtfelsen. These caves and rocky outcrops in the Chessiloch offered the Stone Age hunters and gatherers protection from the weather.
The presence of Romans was documented on the Schmälzeried, a small plateau north of the village center, and on the "Neutal", the opposite mountain slope . It should be a "Roman villa".
The valley was then settled by the Alamanni . Then it came under the Frankish rule and finally changed to Burgundian ownership. Around the year 1000 Grellingen was donated to the Prince-Bishop of Basel, where it remained for the next 800 years.
In 1792 the French invaded under Napoleon Bonaparte . In 1793 it was connected to France . At the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the Principality of Basel was split up. The Birseck came to Basel , the Laufental and the Jura were added to the Canton of Bern as compensation for the lost Vaud and Aargau .
There are many rumors surrounding this decision, which are still carried on in the population today. The Laufental is said to have been accidentally assigned to the French-speaking Jura because the relevant maps said "Laufon" instead of "Laufen". Another rumor has it that the Lords of Wessenberg , former lords of the castle at Burg im Leimental , were concerned in Vienna that their parent company in Laufental did not fall to their old rival Basel.
The "Chessiloch" is famous for the so-called heraldic rocks . During the First World War , the two strategically important railway bridges over the Birs were guarded by the military. At some point a soldier began to paint his unit's coat of arms on the rocks. Over time, others have followed suit and created a unique complex that is today a military-historical monument and a popular local recreational destination in the Basel agglomeration.
coat of arms
The local coat of arms was created in 1911 by the heraldist Türler. It was not officially accepted until the parish meeting on June 4, 1946. The red Basel staff ( bishop's staff ) indicates the principality of Basel ; the left half of the shield contains the coat of arms of the old Pfeffingen rule with changed colors.
Attractions
politics
Politically, the community is led by a seven-person body, the local council.
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Grellingen
- Daniel Hagmann : Grellingen. 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 .
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft, area conditions (2006)
- ↑ Archäologie BL, Annual Report 2012, page 146: Grellingen, Abri Wachtfels: Destroyed find layers ( Memento of the original from October 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Military Monuments (ADAB) ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Book of Arms of the Canton of Bern, 1981
