Wenslingen
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| Coordinates: 47°26′N 7°54′E / 47.433°N 7.900°ECoordinates: 47°26′N 7°54′E / 47.433°N 7.900°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft | |
| District | Sissach | |
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| • Total | 5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 571 m (1,873 ft) | |
| Population (Mar 2016) | ||
| • Total | 737 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4493 | |
| SFOS number | 2865 | |
| Surrounded by | Anwil, Kilchberg, Oltingen, Ormalingen, Rothenfluh, Tecknau, Zeglingen | |
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Wenslingen is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Wenslingen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 5.91 square kilometers (2.28 sq mi). Of this area, 3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi) or 62.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi) or 29.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 6.6% 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 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 45.9% is used for growing crops and 14.2% is pastures, while 2.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale, Or, a Pine tree Vert issuant from a Base Sable, and Gules, a head of wheat Or.
Wenslingen has a population (as of March 2016[update]) of 737. As of 2008[update], 5.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 7.1%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (643 or 98.2%), with French being second most common (3 or 0.5%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (2 or 0.3%).
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