Küttigkofen

Küttigkofen
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
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Location of Küttigkofen
Coordinates: 47°9′N 7°31′E / 47.150°N 7.517°E / 47.150; 7.517Coordinates: 47°9′N 7°31′E / 47.150°N 7.517°E / 47.150; 7.517
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Solothurn
District	Bucheggberg
Area
• Total	2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Elevation	481 m (1,578 ft)
Population (Dec 2011)
• Total	262
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Postal code	4581
SFOS number	2452
Surrounded by	Bätterkinden (BE), Brügglen, Kyburg-Buchegg, Lüterkofen-Ichertswil
Website	www.buchegg-so.ch SFSO statistics

Küttigkofen is a former municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Küttigkofen, Tscheppach, Brügglen, Aetingen, Aetigkofen, Bibern (SO), Gossliwil, Hessigkofen, Mühledorf (SO), Kyburg-Buchegg merged into the new municipality of Buchegg.

Küttigkofen is first mentioned in 1316 as obrenchúttenkouen.

Before the merger, Küttigkofen had a total area of 2.2 km² (0.85 sq mi). Of this area, 1.3 km² (0.50 sq mi) or 61.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.67 km² (0.26 sq mi) or 31.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.18 km² (0.069 sq mi) or 8.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.2%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 36.6% is used for growing crops and 22.1% is pastures, while 2.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The former municipality is located in the Bucheggberg district, at the end of the Müli valley. It consists of the village of Küttigkofen and scattered settlements.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Beech Tree eradicated Vert and in a Chief Azure six Doves Argent volant to Dexter.

Küttigkofen had a population (as of 2011) of 262. As of 2008^[update], 4.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 2%.