Metzerlen-Mariastein
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| Coordinates: 47°28′N 7°28′E / 47.467°N 7.467°ECoordinates: 47°28′N 7°28′E / 47.467°N 7.467°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Solothurn | |
| District | Dorneck | |
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| • Total | 8.49 km2 (3.28 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 526 m (1,726 ft) | |
| Highest elevation (Ränzeboden/Challplatten) | 875 m (2,871 ft) | |
| Lowest elevation (Ried/Geissberg) | 474 m (1,555 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 910 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4116 | |
| SFOS number | 2477 | |
| Surrounded by | Biederthal (FR-68), Blauen (BL), Burg im Leimental (BL), Dittingen (BL), Hofstetten-Flüh, Leymen (FR-68), Rodersdorf, Röschenz (BL) | |
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Metzerlen-Mariastein is a municipality in the district of Dorneck in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The present name of the municipality dates from 2003, it being previously known as Metzerlen.
The nearby Benedictine Mariastein Abbey is an important place of pilgrimage.
Metzerlen is first mentioned in 1194 as Mezherlon. Until 2002 the official name was Metzerlen.
Metzerlen-Mariastein has an area, as of 2009[update], of 8.49 square kilometers (3.28 sq mi). Of this area, 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) or 47.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) or 45.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi) or 7.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 27.3% is used for growing crops and 14.7% is pastures, while 4.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Dorneck district, at the north foot of the Blauen mountain in the upper Birsig and Leimen valleys. It consists of the S-shaped linear village of Metzerlen and the hamlets of Mariastein around the monastery.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Fess Sable
Metzerlen-Mariastein has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 910. As of 2008[update], 7.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 11%.
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