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Coordinates: 47°15′N 7°35′E / 47.250°N 7.583°ECoordinates: 47°15′N 7°35′E / 47.250°N 7.583°E | ||
Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | Solothurn | |
District | Lebern | |
Area | ||
• Total | 1.36 km2 (0.53 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) | |
Population (Dec 2015) | ||
• Total | 725 | |
• Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
Postal code | 4535 | |
SFOS number | 2548 | |
Surrounded by | Attiswil (BE), Flumenthal, Günsberg, Kammersrohr, Niederwil, Riedholz | |
Website |
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Hubersdorf is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Hubersdorf is first mentioned in 1374 as Huopolstron.
Hubersdorf has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.36 square kilometers (0.53 sq mi). Of this area, 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi) or 52.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 30.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi) or 15.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 12.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.2%. Out of the forested land, 26.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 30.1% is used for growing crops and 22.8% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Lebern district, in a small depression near the Siggern river in the Jura Mountains.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules in dexter a Mullet pommed Or and in sinister a Paring Knife Sable palewise.
Hubersdorf has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 725. As of 2008[update], 6.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 3%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (651 or 98.0%), with French being second most common (4 or 0.6%) and Albanian being third (3 or 0.5%).