Tecknau

Tecknau is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Tecknau has an area, as of 2009, of 2.35 square kilometers (0.91 sq mi). Of this area, 0.58 km (0.22 sq mi) or 24.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.38 km (0.53 sq mi) or 58.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.39 km (0.15 sq mi) or 16.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km (7.4 acres) or 1.3% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 7.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 4.3% is used for growing crops and 19.6% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Vert, a Pale wavy Argent. Tecknau has a population (as of June 2021) of 822.