Bettingen

Bettingen
Bettingen village church
Coat of arms
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Location of Bettingen
Coordinates: 47°36′N 7°39′E / 47.600°N 7.650°E / 47.600; 7.650Coordinates: 47°36′N 7°39′E / 47.600°N 7.650°E / 47.600; 7.650
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Basel-Stadt
District	n.a.
Government
• Mayor	Willi Bertschmann-Unholz
Area
• Total	2.23 km2 (0.86 sq mi)
Elevation	378 m (1,240 ft)
Highest elevation (St. Chrischona)	522.19 m (1,713.22 ft)
Population (Jan 2017)
• Total	1,192
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Postal code	4126
SFOS number	2702
Surrounded by	Grenzach-Wyhlen (DE-BW), Inzlingen (DE-BW), Riehen
Twin towns	Safien (Switzerland)
Website	www.bettingen.ch SFSO statistics

Bettingen (Swiss German: Bettige) is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Stadt in Switzerland.

Bettingen is first mentioned in 777 as Bettingen.

Bettingen has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 2.23 square kilometers (0.86 sq mi). Of this area, 0.76 km² (0.29 sq mi) or 34.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1 km² (0.39 sq mi) or 44.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.42 km² (0.16 sq mi) or 18.8% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 14.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.8%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.2%. Out of the forested land, 43.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 15.2% is used for growing crops and 14.8% is pastures, while 4.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality is located in the agglomeration of Basel, on the right bank of the Rhine river and on the slopes of St. Chrischona.

Bettingen is split into two settlements. Dorf Bettingen is an Alemannic settlement, located in a small basin. Chrischonahöhe is the other settlement, located around a St. Chrischona pilgrimage centre (established 1840) on one of the hills. As early as 1356 a church was built on the heights, dedicated to Saint Chrischona. Since 1925 there have been a hospital and retirement homes in the area.

A landmark for Bettingen, the Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona communications tower is located on the Chrischonahöhe.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Cup Gules.

Bettingen has a population (as of January 2017^[update]) of 1,192. As of 2008^[update], 24.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -1.2%. It has changed at a rate of 2.7% due to migration and at a rate of -2.7% due to births and deaths.