Lampenberg

Lampenberg is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

[3] Lampenberg has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.99 square kilometers (1.54 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi) or 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads).

Waldenburg, in einer Mulde zwischen den Tälern der Vorderen und Hinteren Frenke gelegene Siedlung..

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, an Arrowpoint Argent.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (427 or 96.8%), with French being second most common (4 or 0.9%) and Turkish being third (3 or 0.7%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2010[update], in Lampenberg is; 39 children or 7.7% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 69 teenagers or 13.6% are between 7 and 19.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][12] The neolithic flint tool production site at Stälzer is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.58% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 238 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 61.5%.

[8] There were 221 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.7% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 5 or 33.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 20.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 5 or 33.3% were in education.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 71 or 16.1% were Roman Catholic, while 313 or 71.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

[9] As of 2000[update], there were 48 students from Lampenberg who attended schools outside the municipality.

Lampenberg
Aerial view from 3000 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)