Rickenbach BL

BL is the abbreviation for the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Rickenbach .

Rickenbach

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Basel-Country Basel-Country (BL)
District :	Sissach
BFS no. :	2857i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	4462
Coordinates :	631 049 / 259 399 coordinates: 47 ° 29 '5 " N , 7 ° 51' 2" O ; CH1903: 631 049 / two hundred fifty-nine thousand three hundred ninety-nine47.48462 7.85058 479
Height :	479 m above sea level M.
Height range :	440–747 m above sea level M.
Area :	2.90 km²
Residents:	596 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	206 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.rickenbach-bl.ch
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Rickenbach is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland .

history

Historic aerial photo by Werner Friedli from 1950

Rickenbach

Village fountain in Rickenbach

In 1274 a "Richenbah" is mentioned for the first time. There is no agreement on the origin of the village name. The village came to the city of Basel in 1461. Assumptions that the village was originally a hamlet of Gelterkinden have not been confirmed. Nevertheless, both villages are closely connected as a parish, which is reflected in the same colors of the two municipal coats of arms.

In 1510, the Basel authorities had a fish pond built here. With about 3 hectares it extended over the entire plain west of the village. In the pond, carp were bred for the city of Basel. However, it was also a playground for numerous amphibians, which has earned the Rickenbachers the nickname "d Frösch". The residents of Rickenbach were busy with the care and maintenance of the pond. They also lived from modest agriculture, cattle breeding and later from trimmings. So it is not surprising that Rickenbach spoke out against the separation of the cantons by 36 to 21 votes in 1831.

Fruit growing is a very important pillar of local agriculture today. Mainly cherries and plums are grown.

The settlement of Rickenbach hardly changed over the centuries. Because of the drinking water problem, no major construction activity could begin. The main road to Buus has been running through the village center since 1848, where the schoolhouse built in 1830 is located at the southern entrance to the village. In 2001 this was completely renovated and today, with modern facilities, it has grown again to meet the requirements. The former two old inns, which reminded of the good reputation of Rickenbach as a health resort, now only exist in memory. There is only a small village pub and the “Barriere” restaurant. The community has had its own sports field since 1971 and its own multi-purpose hall since 1985.

Attractions

Personalities

Heinrich Handschin (1830–1894), entrepreneur

photos

Rickenbach
Village center
Old school house
School complex
Pole Monument

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. 234-238.

Web links

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

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 .

[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 .