Tecknau
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| Coordinates: 47°27′N 7°53′E / 47.450°N 7.883°ECoordinates: 47°27′N 7°53′E / 47.450°N 7.883°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft | |
| District | Sissach | |
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| • Total | 2.35 km2 (0.91 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 438 m (1,437 ft) | |
| Population (Mar 2017) | ||
| • Total | 855 | |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4492 | |
| SFOS number | 2862 | |
| Surrounded by | Gelterkinden, Kilchberg, Ormalingen, Rünenberg, Wenslingen | |
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Tecknau is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Tecknau has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.35 square kilometers (0.91 sq mi). Of this area, 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi) or 24.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi) or 58.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 16.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 1.3% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 7.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 4.3% is used for growing crops and 19.6% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Vert, a Pale wavy Argent.
Tecknau has a population (as of March 2017[update]) of 855. As of 2008[update], 28.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of -4.6%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (726 or 85.4%), with Albanian being second most common (46 or 5.4%) and Turkish being third (24 or 2.8%). There are 3 people who speak French and 1 person who speaks Romansh.
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