Roggenburg, Basel-Country

Roggenburg

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Roggenburg

Location of Roggenburg

Coordinates: 47°26′N 7°20′E / 47.433°N 7.333°ECoordinates: 47°26′N 7°20′E / 47.433°N 7.333°E

Country

Area

• Total

6.65 km² (2.57 sq mi)

Elevation

438 m (1,437 ft)

Population (Mar 2016)

• Total

278

• Density

42/km² (110/sq mi)

Postal code

2814

SFOS number

2790

Surrounded by

Ederswiler (JU), Kiffis (FR-68), Kleinlützel (SO), Liesberg, Movelier (JU), Pleigne (JU), Soyhières (JU)

Website

http://www.roggenburg.ch
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Roggenburg is a municipality in the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Both Roman coins and the remains of a Roman watchtower have been discovered within the municipality. Roggenburg is first mentioned in 1162 as Rogenberc. The name originates from the Latin word rogus (stake; funeral pyre; stack of logs). Roggenburg belonged to the Count of Thierstein and was then handed over to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel in 1454. From 1793 to 1815, it was part of France and was initially part of the département of Mont-Terrible, but it was incorporated with the département of Haut-Rhin in 1800. In 1815, the Congress of Vienna declared that the area would become part the district of Delémont within the Canton of Bern.

As a German-speaking community, Roggenburg spoke out in the Plebiscite of Jura against the creation of the French-speaking canton of Jura. Because Roggenburg was a border municipality in Delémont District, it came into opposition with the neighbouring municipality of Ederswiler over the decision to join the canton of Jura. On 7 September 1975, the inhabitants voted to remain part of the canton of Bern. Therefore, in 1976 the municipality became part of the administrative district of Laufen, which has been an exclave of Bern since Jura was founded on 1 January 1979.

In 1983 and 1989, there were referendums asking the inhabitants of Laufen whether they wanted to become part of the canton of Basel-Country. Roggenburg itself remained of the opinion to stay with Bern, but in the second referendum the overall district voted marginally to join Basel-Country. During the transfer process in 1992, Roggenburg again challenged the decision to defect from Bern. However, such a small community had no persuasive power over the opinion of the rest of the district, and on 1 January 1994 Roggenburg became part of the canton of Basel-Country.

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