Hersberg

Coat of arms

Hersberg

Location of Hersberg

Coordinates: 47°30′N 7°47′E / 47.500°N 7.783°ECoordinates: 47°30′N 7°47′E / 47.500°N 7.783°E

Country

Area

• Total

1.67 km² (0.64 sq mi)

Elevation

512 m (1,680 ft)

Population (Mar 2016)

• Total

316

• Density

190/km² (490/sq mi)

Postal code

4423

SFOS number

2827

Surrounded by

Arisdorf, Lausen, Liestal, Magden (AG), Nusshof, Sissach

Website

www.hersberg.ch
SFSO statistics

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

Hersberg is first mentioned in 1226 as Herisperch.

Hersberg has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 1.67 square kilometers (0.64 sq mi). Of this area, 0.63 km² (0.24 sq mi) or 37.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.86 km² (0.33 sq mi) or 51.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.2 km² (0.077 sq mi) or 12.0% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 18.6% is used for growing crops and 14.4% is pastures, while 4.8% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality is located in the Liestal district, along the drainage divide between the Ergolz, Violenbach and Talbächli rivers.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a House affronty Gules issuant from Coupeaux Vert, Chief chequy Argent and Gules.

Hersberg has a population (as of March 2016^[update]) of 316. As of 2008^[update], 7.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 14%.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (255 or 97.7%), with English being second most common (2 or 0.8%) and English being third (2 or 0.8%). There is 1 person who speaksFrench and no one who speaks Romansh.

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