Liestal

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Liestal (in former times Liesthal) is a small Swiss town, capital of the canton Basel-Land, 17 km south of Basel, and 6km south of Augst.

Contents 1 Numbers and facts 2 Politics, Parties 3 Customs 4 Sister Cities 5 External links

Numbers and facts

• Area: 18 km², of it 10 km² forest
• Temperature: 10.1 °C (yearly temperature), 2.1 °C (January temperature), 20.8 °C (July temperature)
• Rain: Precipitation per year 933 mm

Politics, Parties

• CVP, EVP, FDP, Fraumättler, Grünes Liestal, LdU, SD, SVP, SP.

Customs

• Chienbäse (German)
• Santichlaus-Ylüüte
• Banntag

Sister Cities

Liestal has three sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):

• Template:Flagicon Sacramento, California, USA
• Template:Flagicon Waldkirch, Germany
• Template:Flagicon Onex, Switzerland

External links

• www.liestal.ch Liestal (German)

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