Laufen

Also known as Laufen BL, Laufen, Switzerland

municipality in the canton Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland

Key facts

Country: Switzerland
Canton: Basel-Landschaft
District: Laufen
Total: 11.37 km (4.39 sq mi)
Elevation: 354 m (1,161 ft)
Density: 454.9/km (1,178/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Iso 3166 code: CH-BL
Surrounded by: Bärschwil (SO), Brislach , Dittingen , Grindel (SO), Liesberg , Röschenz , Wahlen bei Laufen , Zwingen
Twin towns: Laufen (Germany)
Website: laufen-bl.ch

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Laufen
Population: 5618
Area: 11.4
Elevation: 351
Official website: www.laufen-bl.ch
Image: Birs laufen.jpg
Dialing code: 061
Licence plate code: BL

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Commons category: Laufen, Switzerland
postal code: 4242
P8168: Blankenbach
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/2787

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Laufen ( German pronunciation: [ˈlaʊfn̩] ; French: Laufon [loːfɔ̃]; High Alemannic: Laufe) is a municipality and the capital of the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Laufen is a principal train station for the surrounding area, connecting it to Basel.