Niederdorf, Basel-Landschaft

Lower village

Lower Village is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel -Country in Switzerland.

Geography

Lower village lies in the valley of Waldenburg in the Middle Frenke in the middle between Liestal and Waldenburg.

The municipality Lower Village is bordered to the northwest by Bubendorf, on the north by Mountain lamp, on the northeast by Hölstein, to the east by Bennwil, to the south by Oberndorf, anTitterten in the southwest and the west by Arboldswil.

Traffic

The village lies on the main road H12, which connects Liestal in the canton of Basel-Land on the Upper Hauenstein Balsthal in the canton of Solothurn. Through the village the Waldenburgerbahn, an overland tram from Waldenburg to Liestal runs.

History

The first written mention of the village dates from the low in 1345 with the wording onoltzwil in the village ... nidern.

In the Middle Ages the village was formed together with low Oberndorf Onoldswil the village, which was partially destroyed in 1295 by a landslide and shared in today's villages down and Oberdorf. In 1628 29 houses were destroyed in the village by fire, and in the years 1830, 1924 and 1926 examined the flood Frenke the village home ..

In centimes War 1591-1594 Hans Siegrist led from Lower village on the insurgent landscape. While the Basel Canton separation, the low villagers fought on the side of the city, but were still allocated to the new canton of Basel-Country in 1833 against their will.

Attractions

Post Office

Front Frenke