Schönenbuch

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Coordinates: 47°32′N 7°29′E

Schönenbuch
Coat of Arms of Schönenbuch
Canton Basel-Country
District Arlesheim
Coordinates  47°32′N 7°29′E
Population 1,410   (December 2005)
Area 1.36 km²
Elevation 355 m
Postal code 4124
SFOS number 2774
Website www.schoenenbuch.ch
Schönenbuch (Switzerland)
Schönenbuch
Schönenbuch

Schönenbuch is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Schönenbuch is in the Sundgau on 355 m above sea level and is the second smallest municipality of the canton of Basel-Country. The village is enclosed on three sides by France (municipalities Neuwiller and Hagenthal le Bas). Only in the northeast does it have a connection to the town of Allschwil.


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A red beech tree on a silver background on a green three-mountain. The beech stands for the municipality name Buche (which is German for beech) and the three-mountain for the altitude of the village.


Schoenenbuch from approximately 2000 ft.
Schoenenbuch from approximately 2000 ft.

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