Laufen District
Laufen District
Bezirk Laufen | |
|---|---|
District | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft |
| Capital | Laufen |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.55 km2 (34.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 20,524 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 13 |
Laufen District or Laufental District (French: District de Laufon) is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Laufen.
Prior to 1994, it was a district of the canton of Bern, one of the seven historical districts of the Bernese Jura. In 1979, three neighbouring French-speaking districts of Bern seceded to form the new canton of Jura. Laufen was left as an exclave of Bern, wedged between Jura, Solothurn, Basel-Country, and France. In 1989, the populace voted to secede from Bern and join Basel-Country. After a transitional period of preparation, this was effected in 1994.
It had a population of 20,524 (as of 30 June 2021).