Arisdorf

Arisdorf
Coat of arms
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Location of Arisdorf
Coordinates: 47°31′N 7°46′E / 47.517°N 7.767°E / 47.517; 7.767Coordinates: 47°31′N 7°46′E / 47.517°N 7.767°E / 47.517; 7.767
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Basel-Landschaft
District	Liestal
Area
• Total	10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation	345 m (1,132 ft)
Population (Mar 2016)
• Total	1,660
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Postal code	4422
SFOS number	2821
Surrounded by	Füllinsdorf, Giebenach, Hersberg, Liestal, Magden (AG), Olsberg (AG)
Website	www.arisdorf.ch SFSO statistics

Arisdorf is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Arisdorf is first mentioned in 1154 as Arnolstorf.

Arisdorf has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 10 square kilometers (3.9 sq mi). Of this area, 5.63 km² (2.17 sq mi) or 56.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.41 km² (1.32 sq mi) or 34.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.94 km² (0.36 sq mi) or 9.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 32.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 22.7% is used for growing crops and 26.7% is pastures, while 6.9% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality is located in the Liestal district, in a valley in the Jura Mountains. It consists of the village of Arisdorf which is made up of the sections; Ober-, Mittel- and Unterdorf, as well as scattered individual houses.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, a Bear rampant Sable langued and vilené Gules on Coupeaux of the last.

Arisdorf has a population (as of March 2016^[update]) of 1,660. As of 2008^[update], 6.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 14.6%.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (1,264 or 92.9%), with English being second most common (27 or 2.0%) and French being third (15 or 1.1%).