Waldenburg District

The Waldburg district is an administrative unit in the canton of Basel-Country with capital Waldenburg.

Geography

The Waldburg district extends in the upper Frenkental, which is also called Waldenburgtal in the hills that belong to foothills of the Jura. It is the most rural district of Canton, which is in absolute contrast to the urban-influenced district Arlesheim. The Waldburg district with only 15'589 inhabitants, on the one hand the bevölkerungsschwächste district, on the other hand has 104.93 km ² with the second largest area of ​​basel scenic districts and thus is the least densely populated part of the canton.

Neighboring districts

The Waldburg district is bordered to the south by the district of Olten and the District Gaeu (both in the canton of Solothurn ), in the southeast of the district of Thal (SO), on the east by the districts Thierstein and Dornach (both also of Canton Solothurn belonging ) to the north to the district of Liestal and on the northeast by the District Sissach.

Municipalities

The district consists of 15 inhabitants municipalities ( as of spring 2009), including, apart from Waldenburg, which has a historic city law, not a single city. list: