Liestal DistrictLiestal District is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. The city of Liestal serves as capital of both the district of Liestal and the canton of Basel-Country. It has a population of (as of ). Liestal district has an area, , of . Of this area, or 33.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 43.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 22.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.2% is unproductive land.
LausenLausen is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Lausen is first mentioned in 1275 as in villa et banno Langenso. In 1305 it became the property of the Bishop of Basel, passing in 1400 to the city of Basel. Lausen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 23.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 50.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 25.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.4% is unproductive land.
HölsteinHölstein is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Hölstein is first mentioned around 1101-03 as Hulestein. Hölstein has an area, , of . Of this area, or 43.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 14.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.2% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 7.
LupsingenLupsingen is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Lupsingen is first mentioned in 1194 as Lubesingin. Lupsingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 40.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 44.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 15.7% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 12.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 43.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.
RamlinsburgRamlinsburg is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Ramlinsburg is first mentioned in 1367 as Remlisperg. It was located near the Bubendorf courthouse and belonged to the Salland. In the 15th century, Henman Sevogel, Lord of the Castle Wildenstein (located between Bubendorf and Ziefen), was the owner of the Salland region. He passed the ownership of Ramlinsburg to the Basel Bishops. For many years, the town consisted of just two independent farms, Ober- (upper) and Niederramlisberg (lower Ramlisberg).
SeltisbergSeltisberg is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland. Seltisberg is first mentioned in 1194 as Selboldisberch. Seltisberg has an area, , of . Of this area, or 45.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 16.0% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 8.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.
ZiefenZiefen is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Ziefen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 42.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 48.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%. Out of the forested land, 47.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.
LiestalLiestal (ˈliə̯ʃd̥l̩, Standard ˈliːstal), formerly spelled Liesthal, is the capital of Liestal District and the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland, south of Basel. Liestal is an industrial town with a cobbled-street Old Town. The official language of Liestal is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. The name Liestal was first mentioned in 1225, and the settlement dates at least from Roman times.