Oltingen

Oltingen, Switzerland
Coat of arms
Oltingen, Switzerland
Location of Oltingen, Switzerland
Coordinates: 47°26′N 7°56′E / 47.433°N 7.933°E / 47.433; 7.933Coordinates: 47°26′N 7°56′E / 47.433°N 7.933°E / 47.433; 7.933
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Basel-Landschaft
District	Sissach
Area
• Total	7.18 km2 (2.77 sq mi)
Elevation	576 m (1,890 ft)
Population (Mar 2016)
• Total	489
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Postal code	4494
SFOS number	2855
Surrounded by	Anwil, Kienberg (SO), Obererlinsbach (SO), Rohr (SO), Rothenfluh, Wenslingen, Zeglingen
Website	http://www.oltingen.ch SFSO statistics

Oltingen is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Oltingen is first mentioned in 1244.

Oltingen has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 7.18 square kilometers (2.77 sq mi). Of this area, 4.3 km² (1.7 sq mi) or 59.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.43 km² (0.94 sq mi) or 33.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.42 km² (0.16 sq mi) or 5.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. Out of the forested land, 31.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 22.8% is used for growing crops and 31.9% is pastures, while 5.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality is located in the Sissach district, at the foot of the old road over the Schafmatt pass.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, on a Bend Sable three Horse-shoes Argent.

Oltingen has a population (as of March 2016^[update]) of 489. As of 2008^[update], 5.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 0.7%.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (388 or 95.8%), with Spanish being second most common (5 or 1.2%). There is 1 person who speaks French.