Biel-Benken

Also known as Biel-Benken BL

Biel-Benken (Swiss German: Biel-Bängge) is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

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Swiss town.subject_name: Biel-Benken
Swiss town.image_photo: Biel-Benken, Pfarrkirche St. Antonius.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Biel-Benken COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: Basel-Landschaft
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-BL
Swiss town.district: Arlesheim
Swiss town.postal_code: 4105
Swiss town.municipality_code: 2764
Swiss town.area: 4.12
Swiss town.elevation: 317
Swiss town.website: www.biel-benken.ch
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Bättwil (SO), Leymen (FR-68), Neuwiller (FR-68), Oberwil, Therwil, Witterswil (SO)

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Biel-Benken (Baseldeutsch: Biel-Bängge) ist eine politische Gemeinde im Bezirk Arlesheim des Kantons Basel-Landschaft in der Schweiz.

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Official name: Biel-Benken
Population: 3414
Area: 4.12
Elevation: 317
Official website: www.biel-benken.ch
Image: Biel-Benken, Pfarrkirche St. Antonius.jpg
Dialing code: 061
Licence plate code: BL

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postal code: 4105
Commons category: Biel-Benken
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external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/2764

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Biel-Benken (Swiss German: Biel-Bängge) is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

==History== Benken is first mentioned in 1259 as Beinkon. It was also known as Benken maior to distinguish it from Biel which was known as Benken minor, Buelbenken or Benken inferior.