Aesch, Basel-Landschaft
Aesch (sometimes written as Aesch BL in order to distinguish it from other "Aesches"; Swiss German: Ääsch) is a village (though it is statistically a town) and a municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland. Almost all of its area is located on the left, western bank of the Birs and is a suburb of Basel.
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Municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Aesch | |
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| Coordinates: 47°28′N 7°35′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft |
| District | Arlesheim |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Eveline Sprecher SPS/PSS |
| • Parliament | none (Gemeindeversammlung) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Haupt-/ Ettingerstrasse) | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
| • Total | 10,352 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Aescher(in) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 4147 |
| SFOS number | 2761 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BL |
| Surrounded by | Dornach (SO), Duggingen, Ettingen, Pfeffingen, Reinach, Therwil |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
The Neolithic gravesite in the Gmeiniwald is listed as a heritage site of national significance.
The official language of Aesch is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.
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