Aesch, Basel-Country
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| Coordinates: 47°28′N 7°35′E / 47.467°N 7.583°ECoordinates: 47°28′N 7°35′E / 47.467°N 7.583°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft | |
| District | Arlesheim | |
| Government | ||
| • Executive |
Gemeinderat with 7 members |
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| • Mayor |
Präsidentin Marianne Hollinger FDP/PRD |
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| • Parliament | none (Gemeindeversammlung) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi) | |
| Elevation (Haupt-/ Ettingerstrasse) | 315 m (1,033 ft) | |
| Population (Mar 2016) | ||
| • Total | 10,198 | |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | German: Aescher(in) | |
| Postal code | 4147 | |
| SFOS number | 2761 | |
| Surrounded by | Dornach (SO), Duggingen, Ettingen, Pfeffingen, Reinach, Therwil | |
| Website |
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Aesch (sometimes written as Aesch BL in order to distinguish it from other ; 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.
The Neolithic gravesite in the Gmeiniwald is listed as a heritage site of national significance.
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.
Aesch is first mentioned in 1252 as Esch.
The area around Aesch was inhabited as far back as the Upper Paleolithic, as the graves at Gmeiniwald show. The Dolmen graves of the A-Schwörstadt type date from about the 3rd millennium BC. Gmeiniwald was discovered in 1907, and excavated in 1907 and again in 1909. A central, rectangular grave chamber of 2.4 by 4.1 meters (7.9 ft × 13.5 ft) was found under a shallow mound of about 9 m (30 ft) in diameter. The grave contained the skeletal remains of 47 individuals, including 14 children, as well as evidence of cremation burials. The grave also contained arrows, spears and flint knives, animal tooth pendants, a mallet made of red sandstone and quartzite, and pottery fragments.
In 1977, along the Fluhstrasse, the remains of a middle Bronze Age settlement were discovered. The settlement dates from 1500-1300 BC and includes a fireplace and stone settings, the foundation of a 2.7 by 3.1 meters (8.9 ft × 10.2 ft) house, and pot shards. In Känelacker in 1923, a shop used for casting bronze from about 1300 BC was discovered. The site included copper cake and bronze fragments, including two medium-sized winged axes and various partially decorated plates and sickles. Late Bronze Age artifacts and pottery from 1300-800 BC were found at the old tram depot on the main road and along the road to Lerch.
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