Rünenberg
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| Coordinates: 47°26′N 7°53′E / 47.433°N 7.883°ECoordinates: 47°26′N 7°53′E / 47.433°N 7.883°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft | |
| District | Sissach | |
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| • Total | 4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 595 m (1,952 ft) | |
| Population (Mar 2016) | ||
| • Total | 784 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4497 | |
| SFOS number | 2860 | |
| Surrounded by | Gelterkinden, Häfelfingen, Kilchberg, Rümlingen, Tecknau, Zeglingen | |
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Rünenberg is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Rünenberg is first mentioned in 1101 as Runachperh.
Rünenberg has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.98 square kilometers (1.92 sq mi). Of this area, 2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi) or 55.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.88 km2 (0.73 sq mi) or 37.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi) or 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, 36.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 36.1% is used for growing crops and 14.1% is pastures, while 5.0% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Sissach district, on a high plateau between the Homburger and Eital valleys. It consists of the linear village of Rünenberg.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Marguerite-flower Argent centered Or.
Rünenberg has a population (as of March 2016[update]) of 784. As of 2008[update], 5.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 7.5%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (690 or 97.9%), with French being second most common (4 or 0.6%) and Italian language being third (3 or 0.4%). There is 1 person who speaks Romansh.
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