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 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Basel-Country (BL)
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| District : | Waldenburg |
| BFS no. : | 2887 |
| Postal code : | 4432 |
| Coordinates : | 624 131 / 252705 |
| Height : | 522 m above sea level M. |
| Height range : | 395–624 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 4.01 km² |
| Residents: | 499 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 124 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | www.lampenberg.ch |
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Lampenberg ( Swiss German : Lampebrg ) is a municipality in the Waldenburg district of the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland .
geography
The farming village is 522 m above sea level. M. on a plateau between the Frenkentälern.
history
Traces of a Neolithic Silex mine were discovered in 1989 in the Stälzler forest . The first written mention of Lampenberc is dated to the year 1226 . The names on -berg belong to a later Alemannic settlement era. In the 13th century, the Frohburgers, as masters of the village, donated several goods to the Schöntal monastery. Her family of servants, the nobles von Lampenberg, also made donations to the monastery. In 1400, Lampenberg came to the city of Basel with the Waldenburg office. In the Middle Ages, Lampenberg had a chapel dedicated to St. Verena, which was converted into a residential building in 1532.
coat of arms
Since 1929, Lampenberg has had a silver ploughshare on a red background as its coat of arms . Tradition speaks of the ploughshare as a symbol of the community. The flag is red and white.
Attractions
Panoramic view of the Egghübel.
Typical Baselbiet houses in the village center
Entrance to the village coming from Niederdorf
View of the Waldenburgertal from Egghübel
Village shop
Village center
Reblaube
Half-timbered house
Personalities
- David Degen , football player
- Philipp Degen , soccer player
- Johannes Suter (1847–1912), politician
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 Lampenberg
- Dominik Wunderlin : Lampenberg. 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 .