Aitern
{{Expand German|topic=geo|date=February 2009|Aitern}}
{{Infobox German place
|image_coa = Wappen Aitern.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|47|48|5|N|7|54|2|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Aitern in LÖ.svg
|state = Baden-Württemberg
|region = Freiburg
|district = Lörrach
|elevation = 630
|area = 9.21
|postal_code = 79677
|area_code = 07673
|licence = LÖ
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 08336004
|website = [http://www.aitern.de/ www.aitern.de]
|mayor =
|image_photo = Aitern.jpg
|imagesize =
|image_caption = Aitern
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Aitern is a small municipality in the south-western German Federal State of Baden-Württemberg, part of the district Lörrach. Its coat of arms was granted in 1907. The blazon is Argent a Bend wavy Azure between two Rock Hammers Azure handled Sable. The wavy bend in the arms is allusive to the towns name, as it is derived from the Celtic word aitara which means flowing.
Demographics
The number of inhabitants over time has developed as follows:{{Cite web |title=Bevölkerung, Gebiet und Bevölkerungsdichte - Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg |url=https://www.statistik-bw.de/BevoelkGebiet/GebietFlaeche/01515020.tab?R=GS336004 |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=www.statistik-bw.de}}
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| valign="top" | {| class="wikitable sortable zebra hintergrundfarbe5" ! Year ! Inhabitants | |
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| 1961 | 389 |
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| 1968 | 425 |
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| 1974 | 519 |
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| 1980 | 504 |
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| 1985 | 516 |
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| 1990 | 594 |
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! Year ! Inhabitants | |
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| 1995 | 561 |
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| 2000 | 586 |
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| 2005 | 549 |
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| 2010 | 550 |
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| 2015 | 553 |
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| 2020 | 524 |
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References
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