Nusshof

Coat of arms

Nusshof

Location of Nusshof

Coordinates: 47°29′N 7°48′E / 47.483°N 7.800°ECoordinates: 47°29′N 7°48′E / 47.483°N 7.800°E

Country

Area

• Total

1.72 km² (0.66 sq mi)

Elevation

543 m (1,781 ft)

Population (Mar 2016)

• Total

259

• Density

150/km² (390/sq mi)

Postal code

4453

SFOS number

2854

Surrounded by

Hersberg, Magden (AG), Sissach, Wintersingen

Website

www.nusshof.ch
SFSO statistics

Nusshof is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Nusshof is first mentioned in 1504 as der hof by dem Nussbom.

Nusshof has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 1.72 square kilometers (0.66 sq mi). Of this area, 0.97 km² (0.37 sq mi) or 56.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.69 km² (0.27 sq mi) or 40.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.08 km² (20 acres) or 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.2% of the area Out of the forested land, 38.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 6.4% is used for growing crops and 37.8% is pastures, while 12.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality is located in the Sissach district. It is a farm village with scattered houses throughout the hills.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a branch of Hazel-tree Vert fructed Gules.

Nusshof has a population (as of March 2016^[update]) of 259. As of 2008^[update], 7.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 12.4%.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (197 or 98.0%), with English being second most common (2 or 1.0%) and French being third (1 or 0.5%). There is 1 person who speaks Romansh.

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