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Pfeffingen

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Pfeffingen

Total population

2,000

Elevation389 m
Land area4.89 km²
Coordinates48.25°, 8.97°

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City facts

Elevation
389 m
Area
4.89 km²
Official website
www.pfeffingen.ch

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Overview

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

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History & geography

History

Pfeffingen is first mentioned in 1156 as Fefingen.

Geography

Pfeffingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 32.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 52.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 14.3% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 10.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.5%. Out of the forested land, 50.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 3.5% is used for growing crops and 26.3% is pastures, while 2.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. The municipality is located in the Arlesheim district, on a terrace that runs along the eastern edge of the Blauenkette on the route over the Platten pass.

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Geography

Latitude
48.2529
Longitude
8.9678
Water area
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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.25
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,186

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
67
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

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