Lausen
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| Population | 4,829 (2003) | |||||||||
| - Density | 869 /km² (2,249 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 5.56 km² (2.1 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 343 m (1,125 ft) | |||||||||
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| Postal code | 4415 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 2828 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Ernst Dill-Gysin | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Bubendorf, Hersberg, Itingen, Liestal, Ramlinsburg, Sissach | |||||||||
| Website | www.lausen.ch | |||||||||
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Lausen is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. It lies in the middle of the Ergolz valley and has grown together with Liestal.
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 remains of a deserted medieval settlement (Wüstung) to the east of the Roman Catholic church is listed as a heritage site of national significance.[1]
The most famous citizen of the municipality was the nineteenth-century mathematician Johann Jakob Balmer. Steve Ballmer was made an honorary citizen of Lausen on October 4, 2007. His father, Hans Friedrich Balmer, was a citizen of Lausen before he emigrated to America and assumed the name "Frederick Ballmer".
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[edit] External links
- Official Homepage (German)
- Lausen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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