Liestal

Liestal
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Coat of arms of Liestal
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Liestal is located in Switzerland
Liestal
Liestal
Liestal is located in Canton of Basel-Landschaft
Liestal
Liestal
Coordinates: 47°28′N 7°44′E / 47.467°N 7.733°E / 47.467; 7.733
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBasel-Landschaft
DistrictLiestal
Government
 • ExecutiveStadtrat
with 5 members
 • MayorStadtpräsident (list)
Lukas Ott GPS/PES
(as of March 2014)
 • ParliamentEinwohnerrat
with 40 members
Area
 • Total18.19 km2 (7.02 sq mi)
Elevation
327 m (1,073 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total14,390
 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
4410
SFOS number2829
ISO 3166 codeCH-BL
Surrounded byArisdorf, Bubendorf, Frenkendorf, Füllinsdorf, Hersberg, Lausen, Nuglar-St. Pantaleon (SO), Seltisberg
Twin townsOnex (Switzerland), Sacramento (US), Waldkirch (Germany)
Websitewww.liestal.ch
SFSO statistics

Liestal (Alemannic German: [ˈliə̯ʃd̥l̩], Standard German: [ˈliːstal]), formerly spelled Liesthal, is the capital of Liestal District and the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland, 17 km (11 mi) 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.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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