Swiss Towns / Episode 132
Häfelfingen
24 October 2026 · Basel-Landschaft
What happened in this episode?
In episode 132, Häfelfingen was selected by the wheel and eliminated from the Swiss Towns series. The municipality finished in place 1'979 out of 2'110 participants. After this spin, 1'978 municipalities remained in the race.
Municipality profile
Häfelfingen lies in the canton of Basel-Landschaft. It has 252 permanent residents and covers 3.97 km², which corresponds to around 63 residents per km².
- Canton: Basel-Landschaft
- 252 permanent residents
- Area: 3.97 km²
Häfelfingen once relied heavily on home ribbon weaving.
Silk-ribbon weaving became a major village industry during the 19th century. The number of recorded ribbon looms rose from nine in 1786 to thirty-eight in 1908.