Nuglar-St. Pantaleon | ||
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Coordinates: 47°28′N 7°42′E / 47.467°N 7.700°ECoordinates: 47°28′N 7°42′E / 47.467°N 7.700°E | ||
Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | Solothurn | |
District | Dorneck | |
Area | ||
• Total | 6.34 km2 (2.45 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 488 m (1,601 ft) | |
Population (Dec 2015) | ||
• Total | 1,482 | |
• Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) | |
Postal code | 4412 | |
SFOS number | 2478 | |
Surrounded by | Büren, Frenkendorf (BL), Gempen, Liestal (BL), Lupsingen (BL), Seltisberg (BL) | |
Website |
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Nuglar-St. Pantaleon (Swiss German: Nugle-Bäntlion) is a municipality in the district of Dorneck in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Nuglar is first mentioned in 1147 as Nugerolo. St. Pantaleon was mentioned in 1284-85 ad Sanctum Pantaleonem.
Nuglar-St. Pantaleon has an area, as of 2009[update], of 6.34 square kilometers (2.45 sq mi). Of this area, 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi) or 45.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi) or 42.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi) or 11.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, 38.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 9.5% is used for growing crops and 22.9% is pastures, while 13.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Dorneck district, on the eastern side of the Gempen plateau. It consists of the villages of Nuglar and St. Pantaleona.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Branch of a Cherry Tree proper in bend couped with three Cherries Gules slipped Vert and a leaf of the last.
Nuglar-St. Pantaleon has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,482. As of 2008[update], 8.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 7.1%.