Schönenwerd

Schönenwerd
Coat of arms
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Location of Schönenwerd
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	Olten
Area
• Total	3.73 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Elevation	386 m (1,266 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	4,873
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Postal code	5012
SFOS number	2583
Surrounded by	Eppenberg-Wöschnau, Gretzenbach, Niedererlinsbach, Niedergösgen, Oberentfelden (AG), Unterentfelden (AG)
Website	www.schoenenwerd.ch SFSO statistics

Schönenwerd is a municipality in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Schönenwerd is first mentioned in 778 as Werith.

Schönenwerd has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 3.73 square kilometers (1.44 sq mi). Of this area, 0.39 km² (0.15 sq mi) or 10.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.61 km² (0.62 sq mi) or 43.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.55 km² (0.60 sq mi) or 41.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.18 km² (0.069 sq mi) or 4.8% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.8% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 20.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 9.7%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.1% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 4.6% is used for growing crops and 5.6% is pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 0.5% is in lakes and 4.3% is in rivers and streams.

The municipality is located in the Olten district. The village stretches from the collegiate church of St. Leodegar on a hill down toward the Aare river.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Tierced per fess Gules, Argent and Sable overall a Fleur de lis counterchanged Argent, Gules and Argent.

Schönenwerd has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 4,873. As of 2008^[update], 35.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -1.2%.