Laufen District

Laufen District or Laufental District is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country, . Its capital is the town of Laufen.
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  • Type: district in Switzerland with 20,500 residents
  • Description: district in Switzerland
  • Also known as: Bezirk Laufen

Places of Interest

Highlights include Laufen railway station and Dittingen airfield.

Railway station
is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of Basel-Landschaft. It is an intermediate stop on the Basel–Biel/Bienne line and is served by local and long-distance trains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laufen and Zwingen.

Village
Photo: Gestumblindi, Public domain.
is a municipality and the capital of the district of in the canton of Basel-Country in . is a principal train station for the surrounding area, connecting it to .

Village
is a municipality in the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in . is situated 3½ km northeast of Laufen District.

Village
is a municipality in Laufen District in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.

Laufen District

Latitude
47.4232° or 47° 25′ 24″ north
Longitude
7.4875° or 7° 29′ 15″ east
Population
20,500
Elevation
419 metres (1,375 feet)
Open location code
8FV9CFFQ+72
Geo­Names ID
6458833
Wiki­data ID
Q113474
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“Laufen District” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Distritu de Laufen
  • Asturian: Laufen
  • Basque: Laufen barrutia
  • Belarusian: акруга Лаўфен
  • Belarusian: Лаўфен
  • Catalan: districte de Laufen
  • Catalan: Districte de Laufen
  • Cebuano: Bezirk Laufen
  • Chinese: Laufen Koān
  • Chinese: 劳芬区
  • Chuvash: Лауфен
  • Czech: Okres Laufen
  • Dutch: Laufen
  • Esperanto: Laufen
  • French: district de Laufon
  • French: District de Laufon
  • German: Bezirk Laufen
  • German: Laufen
  • German: Laufental
  • German: Schwarzbubenland
  • Italian: distretto di Laufen
  • Italian: Distretto di Laufen
  • Lombard: Laufen
  • Luxembourgish: Bezierk Laufen
  • Min Nan Chinese: Laufen Koān
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Distriktet Laufen
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Distriktet Laufen
  • Norwegian: Distriktet Laufen
  • Persian: بخش لوفون
  • Polish: Okręg Laufen
  • Portuguese: Distrito de Laufen
  • Russian: Лауфен
  • Spanish: Distrito de Laufen
  • Swedish: Laufen
  • Swiss German: Bezirk Laufe
  • Tosk Albanian: Bezirk Laufen
  • Ukrainian: Лауфен
  • Venetian: Distreto de Laufen
  • Vietnamese: Laufen
  • Waray (Philippines): Laufen

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Röschenz and Dittingen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Der Laden - Ihr Biofachgeschäft and Kantonsspital Laufen.

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