Aesch, Basel-Landschaft
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For other uses, see Aesch (disambiguation).
Aesch (sometimes written as Aesch BL in order to distinguish it from other "Aesches"; Swiss German: Ääsch) is a village (though it is statistically a town) and a municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland. Almost all of its area is located on the left, western bank of the Birs and is a suburb of Basel.
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Aesch | |
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Coordinates: 47°28′N 7°35′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Basel-Landschaft |
District | Arlesheim |
Government | |
• Executive | Gemeinderat with 7 members |
• Mayor | Eveline Sprecher SPS/PSS |
• Parliament | none (Gemeindeversammlung) |
Area | |
• Total | 7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
Elevation (Haupt-/ Ettingerstrasse) | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 10,352 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
Demonym | German: Aescher(in) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 4147 |
SFOS number | 2761 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-BL |
Surrounded by | Dornach (SO), Duggingen, Ettingen, Pfeffingen, Reinach, Therwil |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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The Neolithic gravesite in the Gmeiniwald is listed as a heritage site of national significance.[3]
The official language of Aesch is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.