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Pratteln

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Pratteln is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland, located in the district of Liestal. It is first mentioned around 1102 to 1103 as Bratello. The municipality covers about 10.69 square kilometres: roughly 27.6 percent is used for agriculture, about 28.1 percent is forested and some 43.1 percent is settled land of buildings and roads. The entire village of Pratteln is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites, and the municipality has expanded down into the Rhine valley with a new settlement and industrial development. It is home to the municipal library, the Gemeindebibliothek Pratteln. About 16,621 people lived there in June 2021.

Facts
Population
16,606 1
Area (sq km)
10.69 2
Elevation (m)
313 3
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Switzerland: Cantons and Cities
citypopulation.deCities table, population estimate of 2020-12-31
Quote, Cities table, population estimate of 2020-12-31
Pratteln BL 15,751 15,486 14,904 15,326 16,606 16,604 1083
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2. Pratteln (Wikipedia)
  • Geography
    has an area, as of 2009, of 10.69 square kilometers
  • Part Of: Switzerland, Lead
    is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead, location
    is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Lead, placement
    is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland
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3. Opentopodata (SRTM): SRTM 90 m elevation at 47.5167,7.7
Opentopodata (SRTM)Elevation of the place coordinates 47.5167,7.7, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)
Quote, Elevation of the place coordinates 47.5167,7.7, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)
"elevation": 313.0
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, europe zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone line for the national time zone
Quote, Zone line for the national time zone
1:00 EU CE%sT
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