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State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Basel-Country Basel-Country (BL)
District :	To run
BFS no. :	2793i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	4222
Coordinates :	606 965 / 254174 coordinates: 47 ° 26 '18 " N , 7 ° 31' 51" O ; CH1903: 606 965 / 25417447.43832 7.53095 341
Height :	341 m above sea level M.
Height range :	326–555 m above sea level M.
Area :	4.61 km²
Residents:	2399 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	520 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.zwingen.ch
Zwingen Castle
Location of the municipality
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Zwingen ( Swiss German : Zwinge , [ ˈʦʋɪŋːə ]) is a village and a political municipality in the district of Laufen in the Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft .

geography

Historical aerial photo from 300 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1922

Zwingen is located in the Laufental at 347 m above sea level. M. at the confluence of the Lüssel in the Birs . Neighboring communities are Laufen , Brislach , Nenzlingen , Blauen and Dittingen .

history

For the first time Zwingen is mentioned as Zinwigen on March 14, 1194, when it was from Pope Celestine III. the monastery of Beinwil was assured as property. From 1312 it was a fiefdom of the Lords of Ramstein. In the Middle Ages, the Oswald's Chapel was particularly important. On September 6, 1359, at a meeting in the Papal Palace in Avignon , 18 bishops decided to grant every visitor to Oswald's Chapel an indulgence of 40 days. From 1459 the village belonged to the Bishop of Basel and formed the Bailiwick of Zwingen until 1792. From 1573 to 1673, the Judenacker in Zwingen was the burial place for Jews living in the diocese of Basel.

From 1792, after the French invaded, Zwingen belonged to the Raurachian Republic and then to the canton of Laufen , which became part of the Mont-Terrible department . In 1815, by decision of the Congress of Vienna , it was added to the federal government and the Canton of Bern . In 1994, Zwingen, one of 13 communities in the Laufental, moved from the canton of Bern to the canton of Basel-Landschaft .

The castle Force , which has probably been the motive for the name of the village is mentioned in 1312 for the first time. It was built by the Barons von Ramstein . It later passed to the Prince-Bishop of Basel. In 1792 the castle became a national property. It changed hands several times. Among them was the Zwingen paper mill, which had a large part of the castle demolished. The Zwingen paper factory has existed since 1913. It was in operation until 2004.

The artist August Cueni was born in Zwingen and received honorary citizenship from Zwingen in 1959 .

coat of arms

Two crossed silver lily wands on a black background. Apart from the colors, it is identical to the Brislach coat of arms . The two crossed lilies were the coat of arms of the barons of Ramstein zu Bretzwil (cf. also with the coats of arms of Bretzwil , Brislach, Nunningen and Zullwil ).

economy

In addition to the (now closed) Zwingen paper factory, many SMEs also offer jobs. Zwingen is located in the catchment area of the economic region of northwestern Switzerland .

traffic

Zwingen is located on the traffic axis between Basel and the canton of Jura . It has an S-Bahn station on the Jura line from Basel- Laufen - Delsberg and is therefore easily accessible. Postbus lines also run from Zwingen to Blauen / Nenzlingen and via Breitenbach SO up to the Passwang .