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Pfeffingen

Pfeffingen
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Coat of arms of Pfeffingen
Coat of arms
Pfeffingen is located in Switzerland
Pfeffingen
Pfeffingen
Pfeffingen is located in Canton of Basel-Landschaft
Pfeffingen
Pfeffingen
Coordinates: 47°27′N 7°35′E / 47.450°N 7.583°E / 47.450; 7.583Coordinates: 47°27′N 7°35′E / 47.450°N 7.583°E / 47.450; 7.583
Country Switzerland
Canton Basel-Landschaft
District Arlesheim
Area
 • Total 4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation 392 m (1,286 ft)
Population (Mar 2016)
 • Total 2,392
 • Density 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Postal code 4148
SFOS number 2772
Surrounded by Aesch, Blauen, Duggingen, Ettingen, Grellingen, Nenzlingen
Website www.pfeffingen.ch
SFSO statistics

Pfeffingen (Swiss German: Pfäffige) is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Pfeffingen is first mentioned in 1156 as Fefingen.

Pfeffingen has an area, as of 2009, of 4.9 square kilometers (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 1.57 km2 (0.61 sq mi) or 32.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.58 km2 (1.00 sq mi) or 52.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi) or 14.3% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 10.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.5%. Out of the forested land, 50.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 3.5% is used for growing crops and 26.3% is pastures, while 2.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality is located in the Arlesheim district, on a terrace that runs along the eastern edge of the Blauenkette on the route over the Platten pass.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, from a Bar Azure a semi-fleur-de-lis issuant of the same.

Pfeffingen has a population (as of March 2016) of 2,392. As of 2008, 8.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 10.7%.

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (1,921 or 94.8%), with English being second most common (36 or 1.8%) and French being third (22 or 1.1%). There are 2 people who speak Romansh.


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