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Pratteln

Pratteln (Swiss German: Brattele) is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland, located in the district of Liestal.

Pratteln is first mentioned around 1102-03 as Bratello.

Pratteln has an area, as of 2009, of 10.69 square kilometers (4.13 sq mi). Of this area, 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) or 27.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) or 28.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.61 km2 (1.78 sq mi) or 43.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.1 km2 (25 acres) or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 10.8% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 11.7%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.9% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, 25.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 13.8% is used for growing crops and 10.5% is pastures, while 3.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the Liestal district. The old, star-shaped village is located at the foot of Mt. Adlerberg. It has expanded down into the Rhine valley, with a new settlement and industrial development.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, an Eagle displayed Sable fesswise, langued, beaked and membered Gules, bordered Sable.

Pratteln has a population (as of June 2021) of 16,621. As of 2008, 36.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of -0.8%.

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (11,408 or 76.5%), with Italian being second most common (1,071 or 7.2%) and Turkish being third (581 or 3.9%). There are 184 people who speak French and 17 people who speak Romansh.

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