Baselland

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

BASELLAND   Bâle-campagne; Basle-Country.

Half-Canton (BL) in the country districts of the former Canton of Basel, formed in 1833, 13th in precedence, 19th in area and 9th in population in the Swiss Confederation.   In 1994 it was augmented with the district of LAUFENTAL from the Canton of Berne.

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