Brunnenthal, Switzerland
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 47°5′N 7°28′E / 47.083°N 7.467°ECoordinates: 47°5′N 7°28′E / 47.083°N 7.467°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Solothurn | |
| District | Bucheggberg | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 541 m (1,775 ft) | |
| Population (December 2005) | ||
| • Total | 203 | |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3307 | |
| SFOS number | 2447 | |
| Surrounded by | Etzelkofen (BE), Messen, Mülchi (BE), Scheunen (BE) | |
| Website | SFSO statistics |
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Brunnenthal was a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Balm bei Messen, Brunnenthal and Oberramsern merged into the municipality of Messen.
Brunnenthal is first mentioned in 1387 as Wernher von Brunnental. In 1396 it was mentioned as Brunental.
Brunnenthal has an area, as of 2009[update], of 0.88 square kilometers (0.34 sq mi). Of this area, 0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi) or 77.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.09 km2 (0.035 sq mi) or 10.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.13 km2 (32 acres) or 14.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 1.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 3.4% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 8.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 47.7% is used for growing crops and 22.7% is pastures, while 6.8% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The village is located in the Bucheggberg district, on the northern edge of the Rapperswil plateau. It consists of the village of Brunnenthal and the hamlets of Burgsumpf and Burg.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Gules a Wooden Fountain Or and of the last two Mounts Vert.
Brunnenthal has a population (As of December 2005[update]) of 203. Over the last 10 years (1999-2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 0%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (184 or 97.4%) with the rest speaking Dutch
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