Schönenbuch

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Coordinates: 47°32′N, 7°29′E

Schönenbuch
Country Switzerland
Canton Basel-Country
District Arlesheim
Coordinates 47°32′N, 7°29′E
Population 1,410  (December 2005)
  - Density 1,037 /km² (2,685 /sq.mi.)
Area 1.36 km² (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation 355 m (1,165 ft)
Postal code 4124
SFOS number 2774
Surrounded by Allschwil, Buschwiller (FR-68), Hagenthal-le-Bas (FR-68), Neuwiller (FR-68)
Website www.schoenenbuch.ch
Schönenbuch (Switzerland)
Schönenbuch
Schönenbuch

Schönenbuch is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Schönenbuch is in the Sundgau on 355 m above sea level and is the second smallest municipality of the canton of Basel-Country. The village is enclosed on three sides by France (municipalities Neuwiller and Hagenthal le Bas). Only in the northeast does it have a connection to the town of Allschwil.

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A red beech tree on a silver background on a green three-mountain. The beech stands for the municipality name Buche (which is German for beech) and the three-mountain for the altitude of the village.

Schoenenbuch from approximately 2000 ft.
Schoenenbuch from approximately 2000 ft.

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