Hersberg

Hersberg
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Basel-Country (BL)
District :	Liestal
BFS no. :	2827
Postal code :	4423
Coordinates :	625 974  /  260 228 coordinates: 47 ° 29 '32 "  N , 7 ° 47' 0"  O ; CH1903:  625974  /  two hundred sixty thousand two hundred twenty-eight
Height :	510  m above sea level M.
Height range :	432–610 m above sea level M.
Area :	1.66  km²
Residents:	319 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	192 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.hersberg.ch
Location of the municipality

Hersberg ( Swiss German Herschbrg ) is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland .

geography

Hersberg lies between Arisdorf and Liestal . Other neighboring communities are Lausen , Nusshof and Olsberg .

history

Hersberg was first mentioned in a document in 1226. Based on the name one suspects an Alemannic origin. The combination of personal names (such as Heri or Hari) and "-berg" was very common among the Alemanni . In 1461 the village came under the rule of the city of Basel . During the Thirty Years' War , Hersberg, which borders the then Habsburg Fricktal, was sacked by Spanish soldiers. It was also not spared the plague .

coat of arms

The coat of arms of Hersberg has existed since 1945. It represents a red stepped gable on a white background, which stands on a green three-mountain . The stepped gable symbolizes the courtyard from which the village has developed. Above it is a horizontal stripe that contains a red and white checkerboard pattern.

literature

• Hans-Rudolf Heyer: The art monuments of the canton of Basel-Country, Volume II: The district of Liestal. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1974 ( The Art Monuments of Switzerland , Volume 62). ISBN 3-7643-0727-7 . Pp. 140-141.

Web links

Commons : Hersberg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Hersberg
• Thomas Schibler: Hersberg. 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 .