Hauenstein-Ifenthal
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| Coordinates: 47°23′N 7°52′E / 47.383°N 7.867°ECoordinates: 47°23′N 7°52′E / 47.383°N 7.867°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Solothurn | |
| District | Gösgen | |
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| • Total | 5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 675 m (2,215 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 314 | |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4633 | |
| SFOS number | 2491 | |
| Surrounded by | Eptingen (BL), Hägendorf, Läufelfingen (BL), Rickenbach, Trimbach, Wangen bei Olten, Wisen | |
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Hauenstein-Ifenthal is a municipality in the district of Gösgen in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Ifenthal is first mentioned in 1189 as Ifental. Hauenstein was mentioned in 1260 as Horwen.
Hauenstein-Ifenthal has an area, as of 2009[update], of 5.35 square kilometers (2.07 sq mi). Of this area, 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi) or 50.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi) or 40.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi) or 8.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.7% of the area Out of the forested land, 38.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.4% is used for growing crops and 39.8% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops and 4.3% is used for alpine pastures.
The municipality is located in the Gösgen district. It consists of the villages of Hauenstein and Ifenthal as well as a number of scattered, individual houses. The municipalities of Hauenstein-Ifenthal, Trimbach, Wisen and Olten are considering a merger at a date in the future into the new municipality of with an, as of 2011[update], undetermined name.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a lion passant Or on a base Vert.
Hauenstein-Ifenthal has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 314. As of 2008[update], 7.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 18.5%.
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