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State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Basel-Country Basel-Country (BL)
District :	Sissach
BFS no. :	2863i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	4456
Coordinates :	628112 / 254110 coordinates: 47 ° 26 '14 " N , 7 ° 48' 41" O ; CH1903: 628112 / 25411047.43719 7.81128 423
Height :	423 m above sea level M.
Height range :	415–637 m above sea level M.
Area :	4.67 km²
Residents:	906 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	194 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.tenniken.ch
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Tenniken ( Swiss German Tännike ) is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland .

geography

Historic aerial photo by Werner Friedli from 1968

Tenniken is located in the valley floor of the Diegtertal, on the slope of the upper Gisiberges. Neighboring communities are Diegten , Diepflingen , Hölstein , Thürnen , Wittinsburg and Zunzgen .

history

In 1226 Tenniken was first mentioned as Tenninchon . After belonging to the rule of Eschenz, the ownership structure at the beginning of the 15th century was unclear. Basel and Solothurn were interested. In 1482, the rule of Basel fell. From 1798 Tenniken belonged to the Waldenburg district, after the cantonal separation it was attached to the Sissach district.

coat of arms

Tenniken has had an official coat of arms since 1944. It is divided into two halves by a vertical line. On the left there is a Gothic T on a gold background, on the right there are three black slashes on a silver background. The coat of arms was adopted by the Eschenz rulership, to which the municipality once belonged.

Attractions

Well-preserved village center
Tennikerfluh

Personalities

Ernst Buss (1843–1928), Protestant clergyman, local researcher, founder of the German East Asia Mission and Vice President of the Swiss Alpine Club .

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. 353-367.

Web links

Commons : Tenniken - 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 .
^ Canton of Basel-Landschaft - Tenniken municipality: coat of arms and history. In: baselland.ch. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016 ; Retrieved July 26, 2010 .

[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] Canton of Basel-Landschaft - Tenniken municipality: coat of arms and history. In: baselland.ch. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016 ; Retrieved July 26, 2010 .