Waldenburg, Switzerland

Waldenburg

Waldenburg ( Waldäburg ) is a municipality and capital of the district of the canton of Basel -Country in Switzerland.

Geography

Waldenburg is (also called Waldenburgertal ) at the upper end of the front Frenkentals. The highest elevation in the canton of Basel-Land is on Waldburger area. It is the Hinteri Egg with 1169 meters above sea level

Waldenburg is adjacent to the Baselbieter communities Reigoldswil and Liedertswil in the West, Upper village in the north and east and Langenbruck the east and south. In the south and south-west runs the border to the municipality Mümliswil -Ramiswil the cantonal border between Basel and Solothurn country

History

1244 Forest castle was first mentioned in documents: a forest Burch. The name is a derivative of Walenburg or castle of the whales, which means Castle of the Italians. Archaeological finds suggest that the Romans in the area of ​​the later church owned a fortification to protect the Upper Hauensteinstrasse. In the Middle Ages the area to Onoldswil, which was owned by Alsatian monks belonged. When the Gotthard pass was opened, founded by Hermann Froburg the little town of Waldenburg, which came into the possession of the bishop and in 1400 the city of Basel in 1366. 1833 Waldenburg district capital of the newly founded Canton Basel-Landschaft.

Coat of arms

Since 1926 Waldenburg has an official coat of arms. It shows an eagle with blue-white patterned feathers, red beak, red tongue and red claws on golden plate. It is the eagle from the shield of the Counts of Frohnburg.

Traffic

Waldenburg is on the main road 12, which connects Liestal in the canton of Basel-Land on the Upper Hauenstein Balsthal in the canton of Solothurn.

Waldenburg is the terminus Waldenburgerbahn, an electrified originally powered by steam 75cm narrow gauge railway which runs from Waldenburg to the canton capital Liestal.

Old town with church

Upper gate

Waldenburg station

School

Attractions

  • The Protestant parish church with remarkable stained glass panes 1833-1842 created by converting the grain house.
  • The late Gothic rectory with ceiling painting was before 1573 the seat of a nobleman.
  • Medieval city center
  • The ruins of Waldenburg BL was a fortress of the Good Burger; She was cremated in 1798.
  • A steam locomotive from 1902, type WB G 3 /3, with rolling stock from the period is during the summer for tourist rides in operation.
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