Breitenbach, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 47°25′N 7°33′E / 47.417°N 7.550°ECoordinates: 47°25′N 7°33′E / 47.417°N 7.550°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Solothurn | |
| District | Thierstein | |
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| • Total | 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 392 m (1,286 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 3,754 | |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4226 | |
| SFOS number | 2613 | |
| Surrounded by | Brislach (BL), Büsserach, Fehren, Himmelried, Nunningen, Wahlen bei Laufen (BL), Zullwil | |
| Twin towns | Grossbreitenbach (Germany) | |
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Breitenbach is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. There are two train stations near Breitenbach, the main being in Laufen and the other in Zwingen. As with most of Switzerland, there are Postauto buses which take people to surrounding cities and to and from the train station. Schweizerdeutsch (Swiss-German) in Breitenbach closely resembles that of Baseldeutsch (Basel-German).
Breitenbach is first mentioned in 1152 as Breitenbach.
Breitenbach has an area, as of 2009[update], of 6.8 square kilometers (2.6 sq mi). Of this area, 3.14 km2 (1.21 sq mi) or 46.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.34 km2 (0.90 sq mi) or 34.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi) or 19.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 11.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.4%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.3%. Out of the forested land, 32.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 26.6% is used for growing crops and 17.4% is pastures, while 2.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is the capital of the Thierstein district and the Dorneck-Thierstein district. It is located on the Passwang Pass road at the entrance to the Gilgenbergerland area. It consists of the village of Breitenbach and the former parish center of Rohr.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Or a Reed Vert with two leaves and Gules a Fess wavy Argent.
Breitenbach has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 3,754. As of 2008[update], 23.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 11.1%. It has changed at a rate of 9.7% due to migration and at a rate of 2% due to births and deaths.
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