Himmelried

Himmelried
Coat of arms
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Location of Himmelried
Coordinates: 47°25′N 7°36′E / 47.417°N 7.600°E / 47.417; 7.600Coordinates: 47°25′N 7°36′E / 47.417°N 7.600°E / 47.417; 7.600
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Solothurn
District	Thierstein
Area
• Total	6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Elevation	662 m (2,172 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	930
• Density	160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Postal code	4204
SFOS number	2618
Surrounded by	Breitenbach, Brislach (BL), Duggingen (BL), Grellingen (BL), Nunningen, Seewen
Website	www.himmelried.ch SFSO statistics

Himmelried is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Himmelried is first mentioned in 1288 as in villa Heimenriet.

Himmelried has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 6 square kilometers (2.3 sq mi). Of this area, 1.84 km² (0.71 sq mi) or 30.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.5 km² (1.4 sq mi) or 58.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.64 km² (0.25 sq mi) or 10.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.3%. Out of the forested land, 56.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.8% is used for growing crops and 24.0% is pastures, while 1.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the Thierstein district, on the southern slope of Homberg mountain and above the Kaltbrunnen valley. It consists of the village of Himmelried and the hamlets of Steffen, Baumgarten and Schindelboden as well as scattered farm houses.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Juniper Tree Vert issuant from a Mount of the same between two Mullets Gules.

Himmelried has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 930. As of 2008^[update], 8.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -4.7%. It has changed at a rate of -4.2% due to migration and at a rate of 1.3% due to births and deaths.