Pratteln

Pratteln is first mentioned around 1102-03 as Bratello. Pratteln has an area, as of 2009, of 10.69 square kilometers (4.13 sq mi). Of this area, 2.95 km (1.14 sq mi) or 27.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3 km (1.2 sq mi) or 28.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.61 km (1.78 sq mi) or 43.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.1 km (25 acres) or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04 km (9.9 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 10.8% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 11.7%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.9% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, 25.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 13.8% is used for growing crops and 10.5% is pastures, while 3.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.