Nusshof | ||
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Coordinates: 47°29′N 7°48′E / 47.483°N 7.800°ECoordinates: 47°29′N 7°48′E / 47.483°N 7.800°E | ||
Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | Basel-Landschaft | |
District | Sissach | |
Area | ||
• Total | 1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 543 m (1,781 ft) | |
Population (Mar 2016) | ||
• Total | 259 | |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) | |
Postal code | 4453 | |
SFOS number | 2854 | |
Surrounded by | Hersberg, Magden (AG), Sissach, Wintersingen | |
Website |
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Nusshof is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Nusshof is first mentioned in 1504 as der hof by dem Nussbom.
Nusshof has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.72 square kilometers (0.66 sq mi). Of this area, 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi) or 56.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) or 40.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.08 km2 (20 acres) or 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.2% of the area Out of the forested land, 38.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 6.4% is used for growing crops and 37.8% is pastures, while 12.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Sissach district. It is a farm village with scattered houses throughout the hills.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a branch of Hazel-tree Vert fructed Gules.
Nusshof has a population (as of March 2016[update]) of 259. 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 12.4%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (197 or 98.0%), with English being second most common (2 or 1.0%) and French being third (1 or 0.5%). There is 1 person who speaks Romansh.