Basel-Country (in
German:
Basel-Landschaft) is one of the 26
cantons of Switzerland. The
capital is
Liestal. It shares borders with the cantons of
Basel-City,
Solothurn[?],
Aargau and the
German state of
Baden-Württemberg.
Basel-Country formed together with Basle-City the canton Basle until it separated after the uprising of 1823 (Battle of the "Huelftenschanz" near Frenkendorf).
Basle-Country Gov. Homepage (german) (http://www.bl.ch)
