Pfeffingen

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Pfeffingen

Total population

2,027

Elevation399 m

Coordinates47.46°, 7.59°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Pfeffingen is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

A

Anton Hänggi

Swiss Catholic bishop and theologian (1917-1994)

J

Johann Baptist von Eptingen

(1714-1783)

D

Dave

Artist

F

Fridolin Roth

Swiss politician (1839-1920)

G

Guntram Saladin

(1887-1958)

Hermann Dietler

Swiss politician (1839-1924)

U

Urs Rauber

Swiss author

O

Oliv Jeker

Swiss politician (1861-1949)

Franz Joseph Sigismund von Roggenbach

Prince-bishop of Basel (1726-1794)

U

Urs Glutz von Blotzheim

Swiss military officer and politician

R

Ruedi Jeker

Swiss cultural engineer and politician

Walter Straumann

Swiss politician

A

Albert Borer

Swiss manufacturer and politician (1875-1922)

Johannes Borer

Swiss illustrator

Adam Franz Xaver Roggenbach

(1750-1830)

Remo Ankli

Swiss politician and historian

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Basel-Landschaft

• Duggingen
  0.9 mi away · pop. 1,162
• Grellingen
  1.2 mi away · pop. 1,786
• Nenzlingen
  1.4 mi away · pop. 417
• Blauen
  3.3 mi away · pop. 660
• Brislach
  3.5 mi away · pop. 1,392
• Dittingen
  4.4 mi away · pop. 771
• Biel-Benken BL
  4.6 mi away · pop. 3,255
• Lupsingen
  5 mi away · pop. 1,509
• Binningen
  5.5 mi away · pop. 14,905
• Ziefen
  5.8 mi away · pop. 1,572
• Seltisberg
  5.9 mi away · pop. 1,217
• Lauwil
  6.2 mi away · pop. 329

Browse all places in Basel-Landschaft →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Mottled Stink Bug

Rhaphigaster nebulosa

Seen 2026-10-16

Japanese knotweed

Reynoutria japonica

Seen 2026-10-16

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

Seen 2026-10-16

viper's-bugloss

Echium vulgare

Seen 2026-10-16

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-10-16

sycamore maple

Acer pseudoplatanus

Seen 2026-10-16

annual fleabane

Erigeron annuus

Seen 2026-10-16

Whitebeam

Aria edulis

Seen 2026-10-16

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-10-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers