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Langenthal, site of a planned minaret, and a centre for industrial design and engineering, has been drawing media attention for all the wrong reasons.
Twelve months after a nationwide vote in favour of banning the construction of minarets, the town's mayor is rather unhappy about the continuing publicity while the business community appears to ignore the controversy.
The row over the local minaret has not gone away. It had already received planning permission from the town before the vote was held, and that was confirmed by the cantonal authorities in September 2010. Opponents have now taken their case to the cantonal administrative court, which is expected to rule in 2011.