Frenkendorf
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| Coordinates: 47°30′N 7°43′E / 47.500°N 7.717°ECoordinates: 47°30′N 7°43′E / 47.500°N 7.717°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft | |
| District | Liestal | |
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| • Total | 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 337 m (1,106 ft) | |
| Population (Mar 2016) | ||
| • Total | 6,513 | |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4402 | |
| SFOS number | 2824 | |
| Surrounded by | Füllinsdorf, Gempen (SO), Liestal, Muttenz, Nuglar-Sankt Pantaleon (SO), Pratteln | |
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Frenkendorf is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Frenkendorf is first mentioned in 1249 as Frenchendorf.
Frenkendorf has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.6 square kilometers (1.8 sq mi). Of this area, 1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi) or 27.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi) or 42.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi) or 30.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 18.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.1%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.1%. Out of the forested land, 40.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 10.2% is used for growing crops and 13.9% is pastures, while 3.5% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Liestal district. The old village center is located on a terrace above the Ergolz valley. After 1854, the settlement of Neu-Frenkendorf grew up in the valley along the Basel-Olten railway line.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, Moon Argent.
Frenkendorf has a population (as of March 2016[update]) of 6,513. As of 2008[update], 28.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 6.2%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (4,817 or 84.5%), with Italian language being second most common (308 or 5.4%) and Turkish being third (108 or 1.9%). There are 40 people who speak French and 2 people who speak Romansh.
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