Niedergösgen

Niedergösgen
Coat of arms
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Location of Niedergösgen
Coordinates: 47°22′N 8°0′E / 47.367°N 8.000°E / 47.367; 8.000Coordinates: 47°22′N 8°0′E / 47.367°N 8.000°E / 47.367; 8.000
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Solothurn
District	Gösgen
Area
• Total	4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi)
Elevation	377 m (1,237 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	3,758
• Density	870/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Postal code	5013
SFOS number	2495
Surrounded by	Däniken, Gretzenbach, Lostorf, Niedererlinsbach, Obergösgen, Schönenwerd, Stüsslingen
Website	www.niedergoesgen.ch SFSO statistics

Niedergösgen is a municipality in the district of Gösgen in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Niedergösgen is first mentioned in 1294 as Bözzach. In 1308 it was mentioned as Göskon inferior.

Niedergösgen has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 4.33 square kilometers (1.67 sq mi). Of this area, 1.13 km² (0.44 sq mi) or 26.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.58 km² (0.61 sq mi) or 36.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.32 km² (0.51 sq mi) or 30.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.3 km² (0.12 sq mi) or 6.9% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.9% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 18.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.8% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, 33.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 14.1% is used for growing crops and 9.9% is pastures, while 2.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the Gösgen district, along the Aare river. It consists of the village of Niedergösgen and village section of Mühledorf.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per bend Gules and Argent.

Niedergösgen has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 3,758. As of 2008^[update], 26.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -0.3%.