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State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Basel-Country (BL)
District :	Sissach
BFS no. :	2869
Postal code :	4455
Coordinates :	627 854  /  255451 coordinates: 47 ° 26 '57 "  N , 7 ° 48' 29"  O ; CH1903:  627854  /  255451
Height :	397  m above sea level M.
Height range :	380–639 m above sea level M.
Area :	6.86  km²
Residents:	2561 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	373 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.zunzgen.ch
Location of the municipality

Zunzgen is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland .

geography

Historical aerial photo from 800 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1922

Zunzgen is located south of Sissach in the Diegtertal on the banks of the Diegterbach , a tributary of the Ergolz . The municipality of Zunzgen borders in the north on Sissach, in the east on Thürnen , in the south on Tenniken , in the southwest on Hölstein , in the west on Ramlinsburg and in the north-west on Itingen .

history

The village was first mentioned in a document in 1323, the settlement was then called Zunzkon and probably originally belonged to the Homburg rulership . Both name and affiliation changed several times over the next few centuries. The landmark of Zunzgen is the 'Büchel', a 30 m high hill. It has not yet been possible to date the book. According to legend, Attila the Hun King is buried there, but it is more likely that it is a tower hill from around 900.

Around 1700 about 200 people lived in Zunzgen, in 1900 the population was 685. In 1899, the Basel iron furniture factory was founded, which would become the most important employer in the village in the following century. The population of Zunzgen grew evenly in the first half of the 20th century, in 1956 the first 1000 inhabitants were counted. Since then the population has increased considerably: in 1970 Zunzgen had 1660 inhabitants, in 1990 there were 2349. For newcomers, Zunzgen is particularly interesting because of its proximity and good connections to Basel . A small stream, the Diegterbach, flows through Zunzgen. The Diegterbach takes its name from the neighboring village of Diegten, which lies south of Zunzgen. The Diegterbach lies in the bottom of the Zunzgen valley.

coat of arms

Blazon

In a golden field on a red mountain is a black-walled tin tower

Since 1948 the coat of arms of Zunzgen has represented the Heidenbüchel . The tower goes back to the former castle of Zunzgen. The affiliation to the former rule of Habsburg-Laufenburg is expressed by the colors yellow-red .

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Zunzgen

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. 413-421.

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Zunzgen
• Dominik Wunderlin: Zunzgen. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Page about the local history of Zunzgen on the website of the canton of Basel-Landschaft ( Memento from June 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

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 .