Frenkendorf
Frenkendorf
Frenk village is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel -Country in Switzerland.
Geography
Frenk village is 12 kilometers from the city center of Basel and 2 km from the cantonal capital of Liestal. There are six neighboring municipalities: Füllinsdorf, Gempen (Canton Solothurn ), Liestal, Muttenz, Nuglar -St. Pantaleon (Canton Solothurn ) and Pratteln. The limit is approximately 14.5 kilometers long.
Coat of arms
Frenk village is one of the few municipalities in the canton, which have a historical coat of arms. In 1865 it was carved out during the construction of the village well into the stone.
The coat of arms depicts an increasing white crescent with pensive face on blue constitute grounds The colors come from the family coat of arms of the lords of Schauenburg, ( Schöwenberch ) built the castle in the 12th - century. This acted as a vassal of Frenk village until their extinction end of the 14th century, after the transition to Basel possession. ( The Frenkendörferstrasse coat of arms is also located on the gable of the Basel Barfüsserkirche )
History
Frenk village was first mentioned in 1249. The village was founded by a Alemannic tribe under the leadership of a man named Franko. Originally was called the place " Frankovilare ". The present name dates from the year 1302. Schauenburger On the rock face ( Schauenburg ) were found the foundations of a Gallo- Roman sanctuary from the 1st to the 4th century, coins 253-350 AD and remains of a frühneuzeitl. Hochwacht. The Castle Neu -looking castle dates from the 13th century, the predecessor possibly from the 11th century; after the earthquake of 1356, the complex was rebuilt. The fortress of Alt -looking castle was inhabited 1275-1356.
Frenk village was a part of the happy -burg, then episcopal. Rule Schauenburg, were the high and low justice later to Liestal. The Lords of Eptingen from Pratteln acquired in the 14th and 15th century a large part of the village, who sold their 1517-25 the city of Basel. Frenk village came to office Liestal, the high court remained, however, the Office Farnsburg. Ecclesiastical belonged Frenk village to the parish Munzach. As of 1765 it made with Füllinsdorf a parish.
Led through the village in Roman times one way to Pratteln, who later also served as the suppliers of the Basel silk ribbon manufacturer.
On August 3, 1833 an armed confrontation between Basle -Urban troops and the Landschäfter resisters found on the border with Pratteln place at the Hülftenschanze, by the output of the half-canton of Basel -Land was in his original district. A plain obelisk of red sandstone in the grove north of the cemetery external Egg recalls these events.
Train
- Primary school Egg
- School Muehlacker
Attractions
- Schauenburgerfluh
- Village Museum
- Bienenbergstrasse
- Hülftendenkmal