Lausen
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| Canton | Basel-Country |
| District | Liestal |
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| Population | 4829 (2003) |
| Area | 5.56 km² |
| Elevation | 343 m |
| Postal code | 4415 |
| SFOS number | 2828 |
| Mayor | Ernst Dill-Gysin |
| Website | www.lausen.ch |
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Lausen is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. It lies in the middle of the Ergolz valley and has grown together with Liestal. Its population was 4576 in 2004. The main language spoken is Swiss German.
The municipality was first mentioned in 1275 by the name Langenso. In 1305 it became the property of the Bishop of Basel, passing in 1400 to the city of Basel.
The most famous citizen of the municipality was the nineteenth-century mathematician Johann Jakob Balmer.
[edit] External links
- Official Homepage (German)
- Lausen in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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Municipalities in the district of Liestal, Switzerland
Arisdorf | Augst | Bubendorf | Frenkendorf | Füllinsdorf | Giebenach | Hersberg | Lausen | Liestal | Lupsingen | Pratteln | Ramlinsburg | Seltisberg | Ziefen
Basel-Country | Districts of Canton Basel-Country | Municipalities of Basel-Country
