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Muttenz
Basel-Landschafttown
Muttenz
Total population
17,370
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Muttenz is a municipality with a population of about 17,000 in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. It is in the district of Arlesheim, next to the city of Basel.
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History
Under the Roman Empire a hamlet called Montetum existed, which the Alamanni invaders referred to as Mittenza since the 3rd century CE. At the beginning of the 9th century CE the settlement came into the possession of the bishopric of Strasbourg. In the following centuries various noble families were invested with the fief. Muttenz is first mentioned around 1225–26 as Muttence. In 1277 it was mentioned as Muttenza.
Geography
Muttenz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 16.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 40.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 41.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.0% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 8.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 15.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.7% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.2%. Out of the forested land, 38.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.6% is used for growing crops and 8.0% is pastures, while 2.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The municipality is located in the Arlesheim district, east of Basel. The old village center was between the Rütihard and Wartenberg hills. The modern housing and industrial section is along the Rhine.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Basel-Landschaft
- Birsfelden2.2 mi away · pop. 10,277
- Frenkendorf3.4 mi away · pop. 6,394
- Augst BL3.5 mi away · pop. 902
- Binningen3.7 mi away · pop. 14,905
- Giebenach4.6 mi away · pop. 1,068
- Duggingen5.4 mi away · pop. 1,162
- Seltisberg5.5 mi away · pop. 1,217
- Lupsingen5.8 mi away · pop. 1,509
- Biel-Benken BL6.1 mi away · pop. 3,255
- Lausen6.3 mi away · pop. 4,645
- Grellingen6.4 mi away · pop. 1,786
- Hersberg6.7 mi away · pop. 330
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Muttenz, sourced from Wikidata.
- Oct 2, 2020
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 2770
- Population (Wikidata)
- 17,339
- Wikidata
- Q66191
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771