Laufen, Switzerland
Laufen | |
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Location of Laufen | |
Laufen Laufen | |
| Coordinates: 47°25′N 7°30′E / 47.417°N 7.500°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft |
| District | Laufen |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.37 km2 (4.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 354 m (1,161 ft) |
| Population (March 2008) | |
• Total | 5,172 |
| • Density | 454.9/km2 (1,178/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4242 |
| SFOS number | 2787 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BL |
| Surrounded by | Bärschwil (SO), Brislach, Dittingen, Grindel (SO), Liesberg, Röschenz, Wahlen bei Laufen, Zwingen |
| Twin towns | Laufen (Germany) |
| Website | laufen-bl.ch |
Laufen (German pronunciation: [ˈlaʊfn̩] ⓘ; French: Laufon [loːfɔ̃]; High Alemannic: Laufe) is a municipality and the capital of the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Laufen is a principal train station for the surrounding area, connecting it to Basel.