Bretzwil
Bretzwil is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. History Bretzwil is first mentioned in 1194 as ''Braswilere''. In 1247 it was mentioned as ''Brezwilr''. Geography Bretzwil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 56.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 38.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.8%. Out of the forested land, 35.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters ...
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Waldenburg (district)
Waldenburg District is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. The district lies to the south of Basel-Country, bordering the canton of Solothurn. Its capital is the town of Waldenburg. It has a population of (as of ). In average 150 persons live in a square kilometre. Geography Waldenburg district has an area, , of . Of this area, or 48.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 44.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportatio ...
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