Dulliken

Dulliken
Coat of arms
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Location of Dulliken
Coordinates: 47°21′N 7°57′E / 47.350°N 7.950°E / 47.350; 7.950Coordinates: 47°21′N 7°57′E / 47.350°N 7.950°E / 47.350; 7.950
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Solothurn
District	Olten
Area
• Total	6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Elevation	436 m (1,430 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	4,897
• Density	810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Postal code	4657
SFOS number	2573
Surrounded by	Däniken, Obergösgen, Oftringen (AG), Olten, Starrkirch-Wil, Walterswil, Winznau
Twin towns	Ammerndorf (Germany)
Website	www.dulliken.ch SFSO statistics

Dulliken is a municipality in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Dulliken is first mentioned in 924 as Tullinchova. In 1173 it was mentioned as Tullichon.

Dulliken has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 6.06 square kilometers (2.34 sq mi). Of this area, 2.33 km² (0.90 sq mi) or 38.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.01 km² (0.78 sq mi) or 33.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.65 km² (0.64 sq mi) or 27.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km² (9.9 acres) or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.8% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 13.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.1%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.6% of the area Out of the forested land, 31.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 20.1% is used for growing crops and 16.8% is pastures, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the Olten district, on the northern slope of Engelberg mountain. It consists of the village of Dulliken, the settlement of Schachen and farm houses on the mountain.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Jackdaw Sable sitting on a Garland of Leaves Vert.

Dulliken has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 4,897. As of 2008^[update], 38.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -1.5%.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (3,653 or 79.2%), with Italian being second most common (423 or 9.2%) and Turkish being third (183 or 4.0%). There are 28 people who speak French and 3 people who speak Romansh.