Grellingen
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| Coordinates: 47°26′N 7°35′E / 47.433°N 7.583°ECoordinates: 47°26′N 7°35′E / 47.433°N 7.583°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft | |
| District | Laufen | |
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| • Mayor | Franz Meyer CVP/PDC | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 325 m (1,066 ft) | |
| Population (Mar 2016) | ||
| • Total | 1,848 | |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4203 | |
| SFOS number | 2786 | |
| Surrounded by | Brislach, Duggingen, Himmelried (SO), Nenzlingen, Pfeffingen | |
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Grellingen is a municipality in the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Grellingen is first mentioned in 1274 as Grellingen.
Grellingen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.31 square kilometers (1.28 sq mi). Of this area, 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) or 20.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi) or 57.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi) or 19.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.11 km2 (27 acres) or 3.3% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 12.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.5% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.2%. Out of the forested land, 54.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.4% is used for growing crops and 11.5% is pastures, while 3.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Laufen district. It consists of the linear village of Grellingen in the Birs river valley.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale, Argent a Crozier Gules, Azure a Bar fleury Argent.
Grellingen has a population (as of March 2016[update]) of 1,848. As of 2008[update], 26.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 5.5%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (1,304 or 81.8%), with Albanian being second most common (76 or 4.8%) and Italian language being third (60 or 3.8%). There are 22 people who speak French3 people who speak Romansh9 people who speak Tamilian and 3 people who speak Urdu/Hindi.
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