Ziefen

Ziefen (Basel German: Ziefe [ ziəfə ] ) is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel -Country in Switzerland.

Geography

The long stretched from two population centers grown street Ziefen village is situated in a large open dump protected at the southern foot of the steep Rebhalde along the rear Frenke in the middle Reigoldswiler or " Feuflibertal ".

History

Its local name appears for the first time in 1226 in an episcopal confirmation of donations to the monastery Schoental in the phrase " in villa Civenne due hobe ". The presence of Roman colonists, as evidenced by several settlement remains and a Roman source version still in use, gave rise to the attempt at interpretation of a Gallo -Roman origin of the place name " Civenne ". One of these population centers are located on and not on the " Chilchberg ," the church hill. The early as 11-12. Century was the site of a voreptingischen seat unknown nobleman. Towards the end of the 13th century built on the same site of the fortified residence of a Eptingerzweiges that " Zivenner " called themselves. Your former habitation since the death of the last " Zivenners " very decay that today only remember the upscale of the spade Research harness buckles, horseshoes and stirrups at her so. As a second settlement applies the mill in the upper part of the village, this former stronghold of Froburger, later Falkensteiner count. In 1366 Ziefen came with the Office Waldenburg to the Bishop of Basel, in 1400 in the city of Basel and Liestal district in 1798, in which it remained even after the separation of Canton in 1833. During the separation turmoil 1832/33 the city loyalty Ziefen had suffered greatly from the insurgents and suffered two deaths. Among the peculiarities of the village include a 1835 statute enacted naturalization moratorium during full 139 years to 1965 had stock. The only exception was in 1836 an indispensable shingle-maker and later two honorary citizen.

Coat of arms

Blazon

Traffic

The area is accessed by a main road with buses and the AAGL of Liestal ago.

Attractions

Others

Unique in the Swiss Customs are Ziefens " Nüünichlingler " that make Christmas night stroke of nine clock, with its up to 4 meters high cylinders and with noisy cowbells in a darkened old village their spooky handling.

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