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Liestal

American  
[lees-tahl] / ˈlis tɑl /

noun

  1. a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.


Liestal British  
/ ˈliːstaːl /

noun

  1. a city in NW Switzerland, capital of Basel-Land demicanton. Pop: 12 930 (2000)

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David Goodall, 104, Australian biologist who drew international attention to his right-to-die case, ended his life in Liestal, Switzerland, on Thursday.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2018

The race ends Sunday with a time trial in and around Liestal.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2010

Basel was also attempted to be revolutionized by Liestal, but the wealthy and haughty citizens, principally at the instigation of the family of Wieland, made head against the peasantry, who were led by one Gutzwyler.

From Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 by Horrocks, Mrs. George

The former consists of the city and its precincts, the remainder of the canton forming Basel-Land, the capital of which is Liestal.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

The other half canton is that of Basel Landschaft or B�le Campagne, which is divided into four administrative districts and comprises seventy-four communes, its capital being Liestal.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various