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Gelterkinden

Municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft · FSO no. 2846

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 3’054 parcels in Gelterkinden, covering 9.8 km². 55.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 650 m².

Key figures

Parcels
3’054
2.4% of the canton
Total area
9.8 km²

2% of the canton

Median area
650 m²

Canton: 690 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
55.7%

Canton: 56.7%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1976

Canton: 1979

Switzerland: 1976

About Gelterkinden

Gelterkinden ranks 11th of 86 municipalities in the canton of Basel-Landschaft by number of parcels and holds 2.4% of the canton's parcels on 2% of its area. The median parcel in Gelterkinden measures 650 m², about the same as the canton median of 690 m². Gelterkinden is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 55.7% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohn- und Geschäftszone WG2a (31.7%), Landwirtschaftszone (19.9%) and Wohnzone W (10.3%). In total, Gelterkinden uses 35 zone designations.

According to the building register, Gelterkinden has 2’666 buildings with 3’281 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (68.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 29.4% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (26.3% of them), and 20.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1976, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1979).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’702 (55.7%)Unbuilt: 1’352 (44.3%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohn- und Geschäftszone WG2a9670.57 km²88.3%
Landwirtschaftszone6073.51 km²9.4%
Wohnzone W3150.21 km²82.5%
Wald2274.29 km²4.0%
Strasse innerhalb ZPS2190.20 km²1.8%
Wohn- und Geschäftszone WG2b1920.14 km²84.9%
Kernzone Bereich Hauptbauten KHA1060.04 km²98.1%
Wohn- und Geschäftszone WG3a550.07 km²83.6%
Kernzone Bereich Hofstatt KHO500.03 km²94.0%
Zentrumszone Z500.05 km²80.0%
Gewerbezone G1490.08 km²75.5%
Zone für öffentliche Werke u. Anlagen ÖWA320.18 km²90.6%
Other zones (23 labels)1850.43 km²28.1%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 2’666 buildings with 3’281 dwellings here; 1’103 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’666
Dwellings
3’281
Single-family houses
1’103
Building volume
2.9 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’607
  • Mixed use57
  • Non-residential784
  • Other218

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920202
  • 1920-1945110
  • 1946-1960172
  • 1961-1980448
  • 1981-2000385
  • 2001-2010121
  • 2011-2020163
  • 2021 and later64
  • Unknown year37

Maps and geodata for Gelterkinden

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