Carl Spitteler (1845-1924) Swiss poet of visionary imagination and author of pessimistic yet heroic verse. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1919.
... 18.0 km² (7.0 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
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As of the census of 2000, there are 17,006 people, 5,316 ...