Liestal is a town in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft. It is 17 kilometres (11 miles) south of Basel. As of December 2012, 13,771 people lived there.[3]
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Liestal |
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| Coordinates: 47°28′N 7°44′E |
| Country | Switzerland |
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| Canton | Basel-Landschaft |
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| District | Liestal |
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| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident Lukas Ott GPS/PES (as of 2014) |
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| • Total | 18.19 km2 (7.02 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 326 m (1,070 ft) |
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| • Total | 14,390 |
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| • Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
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| Postal code(s) | 4410 |
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| SFOS number | 2829 |
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| Surrounded by | Arisdorf, Bubendorf, Frenkendorf, Füllinsdorf, Hersberg, Lausen, Nuglar-St. Pantaleon (SO), Seltisberg |
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| Twin towns | Onex (Switzerland), Sacramento (USA), Waldkirch (Germany) |
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| Website | www.liestal.ch/de/ SFSO statistics |
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