Seltisberg
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| Coordinates: 47°28′N 7°43′E / 47.467°N 7.717°ECoordinates: 47°28′N 7°43′E / 47.467°N 7.717°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft | |
| District | Liestal | |
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| • Total | 3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 491 m (1,611 ft) | |
| Population (Mar 2016) | ||
| • Total | 1,301 | |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4411 | |
| SFOS number | 2833 | |
| Surrounded by | Bubendorf, Liestal, Lupsingen, Nuglar-Sankt Pantaleon (SO) | |
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Seltisberg is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.
Seltisberg is first mentioned in 1194 as Selboldisberch.
Seltisberg has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.57 square kilometers (1.38 sq mi). Of this area, 1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi) or 45.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi) or 37.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi) or 16.0% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 8.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.2% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 16.5% is used for growing crops and 25.5% is pastures, while 3.6% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Liestal district, on a high plateau in the Jura Mountains between the Hinteren Frenken valley and the Oris valley.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess, Gules, a Rose Argent, centered Or and lapped Vert, and Argent.
Seltisberg has a population (as of March 2016[update]) of 1,301. As of 2008[update], 5.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 11.3%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (1,166 or 95.8%), with French being second most common (20 or 1.6%) and English being third (12 or 1.0%). There is 1 person who speaks Romansh.
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