Liestal
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 | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Liestal | |
Liestal Liestal | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′N 7°44′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft |
| District | Liestal |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Stadtrat with 5 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident (list) Lukas Ott GPS/PES (as of March 2014) |
| • Parliament | Einwohnerrat with 40 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.19 km2 (7.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
| • Total | 14,390 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 4410 |
| SFOS number | 2829 |
| Surrounded by | Arisdorf, Bubendorf, Frenkendorf, Füllinsdorf, Hersberg, Lausen, Nuglar-St. Pantaleon (SO), Seltisberg |
| Twin towns | Onex (Switzerland), Sacramento (US), Waldkirch (Germany) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
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.
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