Lüterswil-Gächliwil
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Old school house in Gächliwil village
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Location of Lüterswil-Gächliwil
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| Coordinates: 47°7′N 7°26′E / 47.117°N 7.433°ECoordinates: 47°7′N 7°26′E / 47.117°N 7.433°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Solothurn | |
| District | Bucheggberg | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 582 m (1,909 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 315 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4584 | |
| SFOS number | 2456 | |
| Surrounded by | Aetigkofen, Balm bei Messen, Biezwil, Gossliwil, Hessigkofen, Mühledorf, Oberramsern, Oberwil bei Büren (BE) | |
| Website |
http://www.lueterswil-gaechliwil.ch/ SFSO statistics |
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Lüterswil-Gächliwil is a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the two previously independent municipalities of Lüterswil and Gächliwil.
Lüterswil is first mentioned in 1276 as zu Lüterswyl though this comes from a 17th Century copy of the original document. It was mentioned in 1369 as ze Luterswile. Gächliwil is first mentioned in 1365 as Gechlenwil.
Lüterswil-Gächliwil has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.05 square kilometers (1.18 sq mi). Of this area, 1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi) or 62.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi) or 32.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.19 km2 (0.073 sq mi) or 6.2% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 44.9% is used for growing crops and 16.7% is pastures.
The municipality is located in the Bucheggberg district. It was created in 1995 through the merger of Gächliwil and Lüterswil.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Gules a Rock Argent between two Beech Trees Vert and Azure a Semi Horse rampant Argent. The new coat of arms incorporates the symbols of both former municipalities.
Lüterswil-Gächliwil has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 315. As of 2008[update], 3.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -0.9%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (366 or 98.7%), with French being second most common (3 or 0.8%) and Italian being third (1 or 0.3%).
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