Holderbank, Solothurn
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| Coordinates: 47°20′N 7°45′E / 47.333°N 7.750°ECoordinates: 47°20′N 7°45′E / 47.333°N 7.750°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Solothurn | |
| District | Thal | |
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| • Total | 7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 635 | |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4718 | |
| SFOS number | 2425 | |
| Surrounded by | Balsthal, Egerkingen, Langenbruck (BL), Mümliswil-Ramiswil, Oberbuchsiten | |
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Holderbank is a municipality in the district of Thal in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Holderbank is first mentioned in 1226 as in villa Halderwane.
Holderbank has an area, as of 2009[update], of 7.76 square kilometers (3.00 sq mi). Of this area, 3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi) or 44.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.84 km2 (1.48 sq mi) or 49.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 6.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 47.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 3.2% is used for growing crops and 29.8% is pastures and 10.7% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Thal district, in a longitudinal valley between the first and second Jura mountain chains near the Oberer Hauenstein Pass. It consists of the linear village of Holderbank.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Tierced in bend Gules Argent and Sable, in the second a Letter H of the first.
Holderbank has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 635. As of 2008[update], 9.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 3.4%.
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