Laufen, Switzerland
Municipality in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Laufen (French: Laufon [loːfɔ̃]; High Alemannic: Laufe) is a municipality and the capital of the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
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Coordinates: 47°25′N 7°30′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Basel-Landschaft |
District | Laufen |
Area | |
• Total | 11.37 km2 (4.39 sq mi) |
Elevation | 354 m (1,161 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 5,618 |
• Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 4242 |
SFOS number | 2787 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-BL |
Surrounded by | Bärschwil (SO), Brislach, Dittingen, Grindel (SO), Liesberg, Röschenz, Wahlen bei Laufen, Zwingen |
Twin towns | Laufen (Germany) |
Website | laufen-bl SFSO statistics |
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Laufen is a principal train station for the surrounding area, connecting it to Basel.