Lüsslingen
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
Lüsslingen village church
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| Coordinates: 47°11′N 7°30′E / 47.183°N 7.500°ECoordinates: 47°11′N 7°30′E / 47.183°N 7.500°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Solothurn | |
| District | Bucheggberg | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.19 km2 (1.23 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 439 m (1,440 ft) | |
| Population (December 2015) | ||
| • Total | 522 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4574 | |
| SFOS number | 2454 | |
| Surrounded by | Bellach, Biberist, Lohn-Ammannsegg, Lüterkofen-Ichertswil, Nennigkofen, Selzach | |
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Lüsslingen is a former municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. On 1 January 2013, Lüsslingen and Nennigkofen merged to form Lüsslingen-Nennigkofen.
Lüsslingen is first mentioned in 1251 as in Luslingen.
Lüsslingen had an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.19 square kilometers (1.23 sq mi). Of this area, 1.76 km2 (0.68 sq mi) or 55.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.85 km2 (0.33 sq mi) or 26.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 12.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.2 km2 (0.077 sq mi) or 6.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.7%. Out of the forested land, 24.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 40.4% is used for growing crops and 13.5% is pastures, while 1.3% 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, on the northern slope of Bucheggberg mountain. It is the closest municipality to Solothurn in the Bucheggberg district.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Linden Tree proper issuant from a Base Vert.
Lüsslingen had a population (as of 2011[update]) of 514. As of 2008[update], 13.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 16.6%.
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