Living in Therwil — municipality near Basel

Therwil has been documented since 1223 and originally belonged to the Reichenau monastery before passing to the Bishop of Basel in 1518. With the opening of the Birsigtalbahn railway in 1887, the hitherto rural wine-growing village gained a direct rail link to Basel and became a residential municipality of the agglomeration. The Catholic church of St. Stephan, built 1627–1631, still defines the townscape today; in the former parsonage of 1607, the village museum displays, among other things, exhibits from the former Baloid comb factory (1915–1984). With over 10,000 residents, Therwil is officially classified as a town — yet the municipal president deliberately refuses to be called "Stadtpräsident" (town president), wanting to preserve the village-like, direct contact with residents. Just how seriously Therwil takes its village life was shown at the 799-year village festival in 2022: the municipality booked its own famous son, the internationally successful DJ Antoine, who drew around 30,000 visitors. Single-family homes and generous gardens characterise the townscape in the green Leimental valley. Despite its rural feel, it is well connected: Tram 10 runs via Binningen directly to Basel, and there is good motorway access via the A18.