What is the postal code of Hölstein?

Hölstein has 2 postal codes: 4434, 4457.

What is the tax rate in Hölstein?

The municipal tax multiplier of Hölstein is 63% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Hölstein?

A single person without children pays about 16'537 CHF income tax in Hölstein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 64 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Hölstein have?

Hölstein has 2'669 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Hölstein?

Hölstein has 540 foreign residents, a share of 20.23% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL · Bezirk Waldenburg

Hölstein

4434–4457

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'301 48.7%

Men

1'368 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

588 22.0%

Swiss citizens

2'129 79.8%

Foreign residents

540 20.2%

Population density

443 pop./km²

0–19 · 588 · 22.0%20–64 · 1'497 · 56.1%65+ · 584 · 21.9%

Foreign residents 20.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +26 (+1%) · 24 births · 21 deaths · net migration +12

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Hölstein

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 23.4% Yes

23.2% YesNo 76.9%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 36.0% Yes

29.8% YesNo 70.3%

27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: StichfrageCantonal BL● Rejected · 36.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 42.1% Yes

35.7% YesNo 64.3%

27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: GegenvorschlagCantonal BL● Rejected · 43.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 38.1% Yes

43.0% YesNo 57.0%

27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der MehrwertabgabeCantonal BL● Rejected · 31.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 34.9% Yes

30.4% YesNo 69.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 57.3% Yes

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 57.8% Yes

50.0% YesNo 50.1%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 48.3% Yes

53.5% YesNo 46.5%

14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 51.8% Yes

45.8% YesNo 54.2%

14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 40.5% Yes

46.0% YesNo 54.0%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.2% · strongest party

SVP36.2%

SP22.0%

FDP11.0%

GRÜNE9.6%

Mitte7.8%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier63%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

63%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 64 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'537 CHF(16.5%)

Rank 64 of 86 in the canton · 1596 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'264 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Pfeffingen 14'899 CHF · most expensive Waldenburg 17'356 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'537 CHF(~16.5%)

HölsteinCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hölstein	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	6.4%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	8.7%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.8%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	12.6%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	14%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	15.2%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.5%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	18.8%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	20.7%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.5%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.4%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	25.1%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	26.4%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	27.7%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	28.7%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	29.5%	27.1–30.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'020 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

598 m

Mean elevation

488 m

Relief

208 m

Mean slope

13.2°

Flat share

15.2%

South-facing

17.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 208 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

16.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

22.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'700

Per inhabitant

6'294 kWh/yr

17 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

25.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.11 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.62 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.64 Rp./kWh

25.7 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300635 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Basel-Landschaft479 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Hölstein →Canton Basel-Landschaft →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Basel-Landschaft. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Basel-Landschaft (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.51 %

Second homes

7.9 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'188

Built before 194618.6%

Built since 200126.4%

0.51 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

980

Workplaces

146

Services share

40.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 29 (3.0%) · Secondary 558 (56.9%) · Tertiary 393 (40.1%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

20 %

Farmland

254 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 42 min · Car 32 min

AgglomerationPT 42 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 55/86 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2886

Websitehoelstein.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Waldenburg

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Hölstein ranks

Largest municipalities2'669 #25 BL · #803 CH Growing municipalities1% #38 BL · #812 CH Shrinking municipalities1% #50 BL · #1292 CH Jobs per resident0.37 #27 BL · #958 CH Families & children22% #6 BL · #541 CH Age structure21.9% #64 BL · #875 CH Women share48.7% #71 BL · #1643 CH Foreign residents20.2% #31 BL · #837 CH Population density443/km² #32 BL · #560 CH Tax burden16'537 #64 BL · #1596 CH Taxes63% #64 BL Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #41 BL · #410 CH Sunniest municipalities41.3% #41 BL · #1286 CH Rainiest municipalities1'020 mm #40 BL · #1536 CH Voter turnout51.9% #56 BL · #1606 CH Against Switzerland8.8% #35 BL · #1289 CH Aligned with Switzerland91.2% #19 BL · #188 CH SVP strongholds36.2% #44 BL · #887 CH SP strongholds22% #38 BL · #325 CH Centre strongholds7.8% #49 BL · #1470 CH FDP strongholds11% #48 BL · #1273 CH GLP strongholds4.8% #65 BL · #1243 CH Green strongholds9.6% #40 BL · #621 CH Largest by area6 km² #41 BL · #1398 CH Highest municipalities480 m #37 BL · #1318 CH Second homes7.9% #75 BL · #1643 CH Organic farming20% #34 BL · #634 CH Best-connected municipalities42 min #33 BL · #274 CH Remotest municipalities42 min #55 BL · #1832 CH Highest peaks598 m #66 BL · #1554 CH Highest-lying municipalities488 m #48 BL · #1493 CH Greatest vertical range208 m #65 BL · #1329 CH Steepest municipalities13.2° #34 BL · #687 CH Solar potential17 GWh #27 BL · #1157 CH Solar potential per capita6'294 kWh #61 BL · #1788 CH Cheapest electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #52 BL · #775 CH Most expensive electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #69 BL · #1367 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Diegten4457 Hölstein4434

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Hölstein?: Hölstein has 2 postal codes: 4434, 4457.
What is the tax rate in Hölstein?: The municipal tax multiplier of Hölstein is 63% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Hölstein?: A single person without children pays about 16'537 CHF income tax in Hölstein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 64 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hölstein have?: Hölstein has 2'669 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hölstein?: Hölstein has 540 foreign residents, a share of 20.23% (2025).

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