Läufelfingen
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| Coordinates: 47°24′N 7°51′E / 47.400°N 7.850°ECoordinates: 47°24′N 7°51′E / 47.400°N 7.850°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft | |
| District | Sissach | |
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| • Total | 8.15 km2 (3.15 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) | |
| Population (Mar 2016) | ||
| • Total | 1,313 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4448 | |
| SFOS number | 2852 | |
| Surrounded by | Buckten, Diegten, Eptingen, Häfelfingen, Hauenstein-Ifenthal (SO), Känerkinden, Wisen (SO) | |
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Läufelfingen is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Läufelfingen is first mentioned in 1226 as Leinvolvingen. In 1481 it was mentioned as Leiffeldingen.
Läufelfingen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 8.15 square kilometers (3.15 sq mi). Of this area, 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) or 49.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi) or 41.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.79 km2 (0.31 sq mi) or 9.7% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 4.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. Out of the forested land, 39.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 14.5% is used for growing crops and 32.5% is pastures, while 2.1% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Sissach district, along the Homburger stream and along the road over the pass at Unteren Hauenstein. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Läufelfingen.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, two Eagles displayed Sable, langued, beaked and membered Gules.
Läufelfingen has a population (as of March 2016[update]) of 1,313. As of 2008[update], 9.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 0.5%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (1,167 or 93.3%), with Albanian being second most common (26 or 2.1%) and Italian language being third (20 or 1.6%). There are 6 people who speak French.
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