Allschwil is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Its village center is listed as a heritage site of national significance.
It is the largest town in the canton.
Allschwil is a suburb of Basel on the southwest and has the border with France on two sides. The neighboring municipalities in Switzerland are, besides Basel, Schönenbuch, Oberwil, and Binningen, and the French communes of Neuwiller, ...
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Allschwil is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Its village center is listed as a heritage site of national significance.
It is the largest town in the canton.
Allschwil is a suburb of Basel on the southwest and has the border with France on two sides. The neighboring municipalities in Switzerland are, besides Basel, Schönenbuch, Oberwil, and Binningen, and the French communes of Neuwiller, Buschwiller, Hégenheim, and Saint-Louis.
The landscape is typical of the Rhine valley, where the Rhine turns from flowing west through hilly country where it forms the border between Switzerland and Germany to the wide plain where it flows north and forms the border between France and Germany.
Of the 8.92 km² territory of the municipality, 42% is urban, 31% agricultural, and 27% forest.
In the early Middle Ages, Allschwil belonged to the county of Alsace, and then to the Bishop of Basel from 1004 to 1798. From 1798 to 1815, it was annexed to...
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