Wittinsburg – Municipal Profile

April 24, 2026

This insight series introduces the 86 municipalities of Basel-Landschaft. It summarizes key indicators derived from various open data datasets published on data.bl.ch. Today’s featured municipality is Wittinsburg.

Photo: Engeler, Edi, Wittinsburg, BL, 2009, on Image Archive, ETH Library, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0..

Wittinsburg is a municipality in the Bezirk Sissach, located at an altitude of 572 meters above sea level with a total surface area of 320 hectares. Table 2 summarizes the key features of the municipality, and figure 1 shows its location on the map.

Wittinsburg is a municipality located in the Sissach district of the Basel-Landschaft canton in Switzerland. It is a farming village situated on a hill between the Homburger and Diegter valleys. The neighboring municipalities include Diepflingen, Gelterkinden, Rümlingen, Buckten, Känerkinden, Diegten, and Tenniken. The municipality's coat of arms was officially confirmed by the local council in 1944 and reflects its agricultural heritage on the high plateau of the Tafeljura. More information can be found on its Wikipedia page at https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wittinsburg.

In 2025, the population of Wittinsburg was 458, with 226 women and 232 men. The proportion of foreigners was 7.51 percent in 2024, while 92.49 percent were Swiss citizens. The population is composed of 72 children aged 0 to 17, 304 working-age adults aged 18 to 65, and 82 older adults over 65. The municipality ranks 75th in total population among the 86 municipalities of Baselland. Table 2 shows the population by age groups since 2005.

The total surface area of Wittinsburg is 320 hectares. Of this, 8.5 percent is settlement area, 58.6 percent is agricultural area, and 32.9 percent is forest.

The tax revenue of Wittinsburg is not provided in the data, but its rank among the 86 municipalities is 70th. The tax revenue per adult capita and the municipal tax multiplier are not available in the data.

In 2022, the energy consumption of Wittinsburg was dominated by environmental heat at 1543.35 MWh, followed by electricity at 1493.26 MWh, wood at 1260.99 MWh, heating oil at 1218.94 MWh, photovoltaics at 185.17 MWh, and thermal solar energy at 36.96 MWh. The municipality consumed 1493.3 MWh of electricity in 2022, ranking 46th in per capita consumption among all municipalities of the canton. This per capita consumption is in the middle range, and very low or very high per capita consumption can be caused by the presence or absence of industrial activity, leading to higher electricity consumption.

As of 2026, Wittinsburg had a total of 334 passenger cars and delivery vans. Of these, 282 vehicles had combustion engines, mainly petrol and diesel, and 52 were electric cars. The ratio of electric cars in the car stock was 15.6 percent. Table 3 below provides further details on the vehicle stock.

In 2024, the municipality recycled waste in several categories. For glass, the total recycled amount was not provided, but the per capita amount was 27.0 kg, ranking 27th in the canton. For green waste, the per capita amount was 137.0 kg, ranking 22nd. For household waste and bulky goods, the per capita amount was 114.0 kg, ranking 68th. For oils, the per capita amount was 2.0 kg, ranking 2nd. For paper and cardboard, the per capita amount was 22.0 kg, ranking 50th. For other metals, the per capita amount was 19.0 kg, ranking 5th. For tinplate and aluminum, the per capita amount was 3.0 kg, ranking 1st. Since two categories, oils and tinplate and aluminum, are ranked within the top 10 in the canton, the municipality is overall among the leading municipalities in recycling performance. Table 4 shows the total recycled waste, recycled waste per capita, and the corresponding canton-wide comparison values.


Table 1: Summary of latest Data on Wittinsburg
metric value
Municipality Wittinsburg
District Bezirk Sissach
Elevation (m above sea level) 572
Total Area (ha) 320
Settlement Area % 8.5
Agricultural Area % 58.6
Forest Area % 32.9
Unproductive Area %
Households (2024) 193
Population (2024) 453
Foreign Nationals % 7.5
Public Primary School Pupils (2024) 25
Workplaces (2023) 41
Employees (2023) 142
Employees Sector 1 % 14.8
Employees Sector 2 % 41.5
Employees Sector 3 % 43.7
Housing Stock (2024) 212.0
Single-Family Houses % 47.6
Completed Dwellings (2024) 1
Vacancy Rate % (2025) 0.9
Residential Land Price (CHF/m², 2022–2024) 494
Tax Revenue (1,000 CHF, 2024) 1193
Municipal Tax Rate (2025) 63
Website www.wittinsburg.ch


Table 2: Population of Wittinsburg since 2005
jahr Children Working Population Older Adults Total
2025 72 296 90 458
2024 68 298 87 453
2023 72 292 89 453
2022 68 284 81 433
2021 79 281 76 436
2020 81 275 74 430
2015 103 253 74 430
2010 113 244 59 416
2005 108 250 53 411


Table 3: Passenger Cars and Delivery Vans in Wittinsburg by Fuel Type
Year Fuel Number
2026 Benzin 194.0
2026 Diesel 88.0
2026 Electric/Hybrid 52.0
2026 Total 334.0


Table 4: Recycled Waste in Wittinsburg
jahr kategorie bfs_gemeindenummer Tons kg/capita Rank Tons Canton % Canton Tons
2024 Glas 2865 25 35 8 7223 0.35
2024 Grüngut 2865 76 104 36 24441 0.31
2024 Hauskehricht + Sperrgut 2865 98 135 44 42813 0.23
2024 Kunststoffe 2865 3 5 4 302 1.13
2024 Öle 2865 1 1 6 69 0.77
2024 Papier + Karton 2865 56 77 3 10866 0.52
2024 übrige Metalle 2865 0 1 39 555 0.08
2024 Weissblech + Alu 2865 2 2 16 579 0.3

Figure 1: Location of Wittinsburg

Figure 2: Land Price in CHF by Municipality

Figure 3: Energy Consumption [MWh] in Wittinsburg: Electricty, Oil and Natural Gas

Figure 4: Energy Consumption [mWh] of Aesch: Renewable Energy Carriers

Data source: Key Figures for Municipalities, Bruttoenergieverbrauch nach Gemeinde, Wohnbevölkerung nach Geschlecht, Alter, Gemeinde, Motor vehicle stock by vehicle type, fuel, municipality and month

🤖 This text was generated with the assistance of AI. All quantitative statements are derived directly from the dataset listed under Data Source.