Kilchberg, Basel-Country
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| Coordinates: 47°26′N 7°54′E / 47.433°N 7.900°ECoordinates: 47°26′N 7°54′E / 47.433°N 7.900°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft | |
| District | Sissach | |
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| • Total | 1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 571 m (1,873 ft) | |
| Population (Mar 2017) | ||
| • Total | 159 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4496 | |
| SFOS number | 2851 | |
| Surrounded by | Rünenberg, Tecknau, Wenslingen, Zeglingen | |
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Kilchberg is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Kilchberg is first mentioned in 1226 as Chilhperc.
Kilchberg has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.59 square kilometers (0.61 sq mi). Of this area, 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi) or 71.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi) or 20.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.14 km2 (35 acres) or 8.8% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 45.3% is used for growing crops and 19.5% is pastures, while 6.3% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Sissach district, in a high valley along the upper Eital river. It consists of the linear village of Kilchberg.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Bendlet sable, in base two Bends sinister of the same.
Kilchberg has a population (as of March 2017[update]) of 159. As of 2008[update], 2.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 44.6%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (104 or 95.4%) with the rest speaking French
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