Bennwil

Bennwil is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
History
Bennwil is first mentioned in 1218 as Bendewilere. A mention of the village that claimed to be from 1189 is believed to be a fake.
Geography
Bennwil has an area, as of 2009, of 6.51 square kilometers (2.51 sq mi). Of this area, 3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi) or 53.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi) or 40.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi) or 5.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.1%. Out of the forested land, 37.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 18.0% is used for growing...