Seewen, Solothurn
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| Coordinates: 47°26′N 7°40′E / 47.433°N 7.667°ECoordinates: 47°26′N 7°40′E / 47.433°N 7.667°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Solothurn | |
| District | Dorneck | |
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| • Total | 16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 544 m (1,785 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,022 | |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4206 | |
| SFOS number | 2480 | |
| Surrounded by | Bretzwil (BL), Büren, Duggingen (BL), Himmelried, Hochwald, Lupsingen (BL), Nunningen, Reigoldswil (BL), Ziefen (BL) | |
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Seewen (Swiss German: Seebe) is a municipality in the district of Dorneck in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Baslerweiher is a pond above the village.
Seewen is first mentioned in 1147 as Sewin. The village's name means "at the lakes" in Old High German, a reference to the former Lake Seewen that was drained in the late 16th century.
During Pentecost 1976 one of the most important Swiss murder cases happened: near the weekend house "Waldeggli", five were killed in a brutal way. The Seewen murder case counts as one of the biggest unsolved crimes in Swiss criminal history.
Seewen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 16.3 square kilometers (6.3 sq mi). Of this area, 6.57 km2 (2.54 sq mi) or 40.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 8.81 km2 (3.40 sq mi) or 54.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi) or 5.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.7%. Out of the forested land, 50.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 9.9% is used for growing crops and 24.2% is pastures, while 4.1% is used for orchards or vine crops and 2.1% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 0.2% is in lakes and 0.2% is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Dorneck district. It consists of the village of Seewen and the settlements of Steinegg, Moos, Unterackert and Rechtenberg.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess wavy Gules a Mullet Argent between four, two and two, Reed Panicles proper and of the second a Fish Azure naiant.
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