Ormalingen

Ormalingen

Ormalingen is a municipality in the district of Sissach the canton of Basel -Country in Switzerland.

Population

  • Proportion of foreign nationals: 10.2 %.
  • Religion: 63 % reformed, 17 % Roman Catholic

Geography

Ormalingen is located on 423 m above sea level. M. in Ergolztal, east of Gelterkinden. Its neighboring municipalities are Buus, Rickenbach BL, Gelterkinden, Tecknau, Wenslingen, Rothenfluh and Hemmiken.

  • Area: 694 ha, of which 52 % agriculture, 38 % forest, 10 % settlements

Coat of arms

Blazon

It is the seal of the precious servants of Zielemp who owned estates in Ormalingen around the middle of the 14th century.

History

Ormalingen was settled very early, so they found a Roman villa and rich early medieval graves. " Norman things" was first mentioned in 1286, it was the name of a settlement and was derived probably from northern man from. Over time, the "N" was lost, and was called the village " Orman things." In medieval times in succession, the counts of Homberg, Frohnburg, Homburg and Thierstein shared this village. 1461 Ormalingen came with the reign Thierstein - Farnsburg to the city of Basel.

Economy

Ormalingen is a trade rich village. There are also some farms.

Attractions

  • Ruin Farnsburg
  • Parish church with frescoes from the 14th century

Pictures

Milchhus, village center

Row of houses, Farnsburgerstrasse

Primarschulhaus

Meeting house

Reformed presbytery

Buchhüsli ( wash-house )

Heuschürli, Be

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