Maisprach

Maisprach is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Maisprach is first mentioned in 1247 as Mesbache. Maisprach has an area, as of 2009, of 5.07 square kilometers (1.96 sq mi). Of this area, 2.54 km (0.98 sq mi) or 50.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.97 km (0.76 sq mi) or 38.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.51 km (0.20 sq mi) or 10.1% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.4%. Out of the forested land, 37.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 16.6% is used for growing crops and...