Holziken
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| Coordinates: 47°19′N 8°2′E / 47.317°N 8.033°ECoordinates: 47°19′N 8°2′E / 47.317°N 8.033°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Aargau | |
| District | Kulm | |
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| • Total | 2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 443 m (1,453 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,317 | |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 5043 | |
| SFOS number | 4136 | |
| Surrounded by | Hirschthal, Kölliken, Muhen, Schöftland, Uerkheim | |
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Holziken is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Holziken is first mentioned in 1306 as Helzinkon. The major land holders in the village included the Abbey of St. Gall and knights that were vassals of the Habsburgs. Between 1415 and 1798 the village was under the authority of the city of Bern. In 1528 the Protestant Reformation was introduced in the village. Under the short lived Helvetic Republic, it belonged to the Zofingen district. Then, in 1803 it became part of the Kulm district in the newly formed Canton of Aargau.
The main economic sources, in the 18th and 19th centuries, were agriculture and home cotton processing. Today the main sources of income include agriculture (about 10% of the total employment in 2000) and factories for the production of office furniture and interiors. Despite local industry, Holziken has a marked commuter population (in 2000 521 commuted away, while only 81 commuted into the municipality).
Holziken has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.86 square kilometers (1.10 sq mi). Of this area, 1.25 square kilometers (0.48 sq mi) or 43.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.13 square kilometers (0.44 sq mi) or 39.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.45 square kilometers (0.17 sq mi) or 15.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 1.0% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 9.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.1%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.7% of the area. 38.5% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 31.8% is used for growing crops and 10.1% is pastures, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
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