Politics · Switzerland · 19 hrs ago
Pratteln residents raise concerns over planned asylum centre for 150 people
A new asylum centre for up to 150 people is planned in Längi, a neighbourhood in Pratteln, Switzerland.
It is due to open in 2027.
Some residents fear safety problems and disruption to the peace of the area.
Längi was once known for rubbish in the streets and youth gangs, but the community and government invested in improvements starting in 2008.
Residents worry the centre could undo that progress, and some are considering leaving.
In Laufen, where an asylum centre for 200 people is due to close, the town’s mayor says there have been no major problems.
The official responsible for the centres says trained staff will be present around the clock.
The planned centre in Pratteln has not been cancelled.
Residents of the Längi neighbourhood in Pratteln have raised concerns about a planned asylum centre for 150 people.
The initial reception centre is expected to open in 2027.
Residents’ association president Philippe Schuler said some residents fear assaults and worry about losing the neighbourhood’s calm.
Schuler said he does not want to prevent the centre from opening.
Officials involved in asylum accommodation said trained staff would be on site around the clock and pointed to positive experiences at a centre in Laufen.
- Who
- Residents of Längi and the canton of Basel-Landschaft, which is planning the centre.
- What
- A planned initial reception centre for 150 asylum seekers has prompted residents’ concerns.
- When
- It is expected to open in 2027.
- Where
- Längi, a neighbourhood in Pratteln, Switzerland.
- Why
- Residents fear assaults and disruption to the neighbourhood’s calm.
Längi residents
Canton of Basel-Landschaft
Residents’ concerns
Längi residents
Some residents fear assaults and worry that the centre could undermine the neighbourhood’s calm.
Canton of Basel-Landschaft
The article reports that the canton is proceeding with plans for the centre, which is intended to accommodate 150 people.
Managing the centre
Längi residents
Residents have concerns about the centre’s possible effects.
Canton of Basel-Landschaft
The official responsible says trained staff will be present around the clock; the city president of Laufen says he heard of no major problems at its centre.
We are afraid of assaults and worry about our peace and quiet.
I can reassure the people in Pratteln.
Trained staff are on site around the clock.
The municipality and federal government began the Urbain project to improve Längi.
The planned asylum centre in Pratteln is expected to open.
- Planned capacity
- 150 people
- Location
- Längi neighbourhood, Pratteln
- Expected opening
- 2027
- Earlier neighbourhood project
- Urbain began in 2008
- Existing centre in Laufen
- 200 people live there
Sources
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