Etziken

Coat of arms

Etziken

Location of Etziken

Coordinates: 47°11′N 7°39′E / 47.183°N 7.650°ECoordinates: 47°11′N 7°39′E / 47.183°N 7.650°E

Country

Area

• Total

3.38 km² (1.31 sq mi)

Elevation

479 m (1,572 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

787

• Density

230/km² (600/sq mi)

Postal code

4554

SFOS number

2518

Surrounded by

Aeschi, Bolken, Hersiwil, Horriwil, Hüniken, Subingen

Website

http://etziken.ch
SFSO statistics

Etziken is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Etziken is first mentioned in 1252 as Ezzinchon. In 1342 it was mentioned as Ertzenkon.

Etziken has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 3.38 square kilometers (1.31 sq mi). Of this area, 1.82 km² (0.70 sq mi) or 53.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.09 km² (0.42 sq mi) or 32.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.45 km² (0.17 sq mi) or 13.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 8.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 41.1% is used for growing crops and 11.8% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the Wasseramt district, on the Solothurn-Herzogenbuchsee in the hills created from a terminal moraine. It consists of the linear village of Etziken.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Water Tower Argent issuant from a Mount of 3 Coupeaux Vert.

Etziken has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 787. As of 2008^[update], 5.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -7.1%. It has changed at a rate of -6.7% due to migration and at a rate of -0.6% due to births and deaths.

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