Arlesheim

Arlesheim
Market on Domplatz in front of the Dom
Market on Domplatz in front of the Dom
Coat of arms of Arlesheim
Location of Arlesheim
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Arlesheim is located in Switzerland
Arlesheim
Arlesheim
Arlesheim is located in Canton of Basel-Landschaft
Arlesheim
Arlesheim
Coordinates: 47°29′N 7°37′E / 47.483°N 7.617°E / 47.483; 7.617
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBasel-Landschaft
DistrictArlesheim
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 7 members
 • MayorGemeindepräsident
Markus Eigenmann FDP/PRD
(as of 2016)
 • Parliamentnone (Gemeindeversammlung)
Area
 • Total
6.94 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Elevation
(Domplatz)
334 m (1,096 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
9,124
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
DemonymGerman: Arlesheimer(in)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
4144
SFOS number2763
ISO 3166 codeCH-BL
Surrounded byDornach (SO), Gempen (SO), Münchenstein, Muttenz, Reinach
Websitewww.arlesheim.ch
SFSO statistics

Arlesheim is a town and a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Its cathedral chapter seat, bishop's residence and cathedral (1681 / 1761) are listed as a heritage site of national significance.[3]

The official language of Arlesheim is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, while the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.

The cathedral has a Baroque organ built by the German builder Johann Andreas Silbermann, based in Alsace, in 1761. The instrument was restored by Metzler in 1959–1962, and is an example of the fusion of French and German organ building styles. It has been used in several recordings, including Lionel Rogg's recording of the complete organ works of J. S. Bach, for Harmonia Mundi France in 1970.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance (1995), p. 65.