Niederdorf, Basel-Country
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| Coordinates: 47°24′N 7°45′E / 47.400°N 7.750°ECoordinates: 47°24′N 7°45′E / 47.400°N 7.750°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft | |
| District | Waldenburg | |
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| • Total | 4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) | |
| Population (Mar 2016) | ||
| • Total | 1,806 | |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4435 | |
| SFOS number | 2891 | |
| Surrounded by | Arboldswil, Bennwil, Bubendorf, Hölstein, Lampenberg, Oberdorf, Titterten | |
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Niederdorf is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.
Niederdorf is first mentioned around 1345-89 as Onoltzwil in dem [...] nidern dorff. In 1453 it was mentioned as Niderndorff. Like Oberdorf it was part of the village of Onoldswil, until that village was dissolved in the 13th Century.
Niederdorf has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.41 square kilometers (1.70 sq mi). Of this area, 2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi) or 58.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi) or 26.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi) or 15.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.8% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 8.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.1%. Out of the forested land, 24.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 27.2% is used for growing crops and 25.4% is pastures, while 5.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Waldenburg district, in the Waldenburger and Vorderen Frenken valleys on the old road over the Oberen Hauenstein Pass. It consists of the village of Niederdorf along with 14 scattered farming settlements (from the 19th Century) and the former church-owned farm of Arxhof (established in 1585, acquired by the Canton in 1960).
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per bend Argent and Gules, overall a Key palewise counterchanged.
Niederdorf has a population (as of March 2016[update]) of 1,806. As of 2008[update], 20.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 0%.
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