17 Facts About Allschwil

Allschwil is a town and a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Allschwil is a seamless suburb of Basel and is located between Basel to the east and Alsace in France to the west.

Region around Allschwil has been occupied since at least the Middle Paleolithic.

Allschwil was part of the Herrschaft of Birseck, which was given in 1004 as an imperial donation to the Bishop of Basel.

The town of Allschwil was located along the Alsace-Solothurn via Passwang pass trading route along the border.

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Allschwil was one of the seven so-called free villages and was therefore under the parish of St John's Chapel at Basel's cathedral for baptism and high church festivals.

Accusations of horse theft and Jewish plans to build a synagogue in Allschwil led to an expulsion decree in 1694 from the Bishop.

The parish of Allschwil included Schonbuch, Hesingue and until 1611, Hegenheim .

Unlike most of the villages in the Birseck region, Allschwil reacted negatively to French rule, and even had a small rebellion in 1794.

In 1815 Allschwil became part of the Canton of Basel and when the canton split in 1833, it became part of the new canton of Basel-Country.

Today, Allschwil is focused on light industry including industrial metals, paper industry and chemistry.

Allschwil experienced a massive population growth between 1850 and 1970 thanks to immigration from Basel.

Allschwil is a suburb of Basel on the west and has the border with France on two sides.

Entire village of Allschwil is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

Allschwil is home to numerous companies in the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

Allschwil is largely a residential bedroom community for the city of Basel, with some light industry, notably in electronics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and biotech.

Allschwil is currently served by the following BVB and BLT Lines:.