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Reinach, Basel-Landschaft

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Reinach is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country (Basel-Landschaft), Switzerland, and part of the agglomeration of Basel. The village grew up along a small stream and is first mentioned around 1168 to 1176 as Rinacho. Its municipal area is about 7 square kilometres, and more than half of that is built up. Roughly 19,000 people live there, most of them German speaking. The municipal coat of arms refers to St. Nicholas, who is closely connected to the town. Reinach is a net importer of workers, with jobs concentrated in manufacturing, construction and services, and it hosts the International School of Basel, reached by tram from the Reinacherhof stop.

Facts
Population
19,159 1
Area (sq km)
7 2
Elevation (m)
312 3
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Switzerland: Cantons and Cities
citypopulation.de
  • Switzerland cities table, estimate of 2020-12-31
    Reinach BL 17,813 17,905 18,323 18,656 19,159 21,002
  • On Continent: Europe, Page breadcrumb
    Home → Europe → Switzerland
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2. Reinach, Basel-Landschaft (Wikipedia)
  • Geography
    Reinach has an area, as of 2009, of 7 square kilometers (2.7 sq mi)
  • Part Of: Switzerland, Lead
    is a municipality in the district Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland
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3. Opentopodata (SRTM): SRTM 90 m elevation at 47.4833,7.5833
Opentopodata (SRTM)Elevation of the place coordinates 47.4833,7.5833, 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 47.4833,7.5833, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)
"elevation": 312.0
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, europe zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseEurope/Zurich zone comment
Quote, Europe/Zurich zone comment
describes all of Switzerland correctly, with the exception of
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