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Lock clamps

Forcing ( in the local dialect: [ ʦʋɪŋ ː ə ] ) is a village and a municipality in the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

Geography

Forcing is located in Laufental to 347 m asl at the mouth of Lüssel in the Birs. Neighboring municipalities are running, Brislach, Nenzlingen, blue and Dittingen.

History

For the first time forcing is mentioned as Zinwigen on 14 March 1194 as it by Pope Celestine III. was the monastery Beinwil promised as a possession. From 1312 it was as a fief in the men of Ramstein. In the Middle Ages, especially the Oswaldkapelle important. On September 6, 1359 18 bishops laid firmly at a meeting in the Palace of the Popes Avignon to provide every visitor to the Oswaldkapelle an indulgence of 40 days. As of 1459, the village belonged to the Bishop of Basel and formed until 1792 the Bailiwick clamps. From 1573 to 1673 was the Jews Acker in forcing burial place for individuals residing in the diocese of Basel Jews.

From 1792, after the invasion of the French, was forcing to Raurachischen Republic and then to Canton running, which came to the department of Mont Terrible. In 1815, it has been federally by decision of the Vienna Congress and added to the canton of Bern. In 1994, forcing as one of 13 municipalities in the canton of Bern Laufen in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

The lock clamps, which have probably been the motive for the name of the village is mentioned in 1312 for the first time. It was built by the barons of Ramstein. Later it became the property of the Prince-Bishop of Basel. In 1792 the national heritage castle. It changed hands several times. Among them, the paper mill was compelling, which left demolish a large part of the castle. Since 1993 it has been owned by the municipality.

Coat of arms

Two crossed, silver bars lilies on a black background. Apart from the colors, it is identical with the coat of Brislach. The two crossed bars lilies were the arms of the Barons of Ramstein Bretzwil (cf. also with the coat of arms of Bretzwil, Brislach, Nunningen and Zullwil ).

Economy

In addition to the (now closed ) paper mill clamps offer many jobs at SMEs. Forcing lies within the catchment area of the economic area of Northwestern Switzerland.

Traffic

Forcing is due to the transport axis between Basel and the Canton of Jura. It has an S -Bahn station on the Jura line of Basel-Laufen BL- Delémont and is therefore well developed. From ferrules of run also post car lines after Blue / Nenzlingen, as well as via Breitenbach SO up to the Passwang.

Attractions

• Water Castle
• St. Mary's Church with the glass windows of Luke Düblin
• Roman Catholic Chapel of St. Oswald