Rohr, Solothurn
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| Coordinates: 47°25′N 7°57′E / 47.417°N 7.950°ECoordinates: 47°25′N 7°57′E / 47.417°N 7.950°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Solothurn | |
| District | Gösgen | |
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| • Total | 2.23 km2 (0.86 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 578 m (1,896 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 94 | |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4655 | |
| SFOS number | 2498 | |
| Surrounded by | Lostorf, Obererlinsbach, Oltingen (BL), Stüsslingen, Zeglingen (BL) | |
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Rohr is a municipality in the district of Gösgen in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Rohr is first mentioned around 1217-22 as Rôre.
Rohr has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.23 square kilometers (0.86 sq mi). Of this area, 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) or 44.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi) or 50.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.12 km2 (30 acres) or 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 43.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 6.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 2.2% is used for growing crops and 39.0% is pastures, while 3.6% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Gösgen district, on the southern slope of the Schafmatt Pass.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a House Mark Sable and in sinister a Trefoil Vert slipped both issuant from a Mount of 3 Coupeaux of the last and in chief dexter a Quatrefoil Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper.
Rohr has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 94. As of 2008[update], 8.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -20.7%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (107 or 96.4%), with English being second most common (3 or 2.7%) and Polnisch being third (1 or 0.9%). There are people who speak French.
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