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Bennwil
Bennwil is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. History Bennwil is first mentioned in 1218 as ''Bendewilere''. A mention of the village that claimed to be from 1189 is believed to be a fake. Geography Bennwil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 40.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% 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 3.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.1%. Out of the forested land, 37.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.1% is cover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eptingen
Eptingen is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Waldenburg (district), Waldenburg in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. History Eptingen is first mentioned in 1145 as ''Ebittingen''. Castle Ruins Around Eptingen The Burgruine Witwald, also called ''Wild-Eptingen'' or ''younger castle'' , are the ruins of a hilltop castle above the settlement of Eptingen in the Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft . You can see remains of the walls of the Palas as well as an entrance gate, a staircase and a cistern . About 300 meters southeast are the older ruins of Wild-Eptingen , probably a predecessor of Witwald Castle Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Or, an Eagle displayed fesswise Sable beaked and membered Gules.'' Geography Eptingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 47.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.2% is settled (buildings or roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
