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Stüsslingen

Stüsslingen
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Coat of arms of Stüsslingen
Coat of arms
Stüsslingen is located in Switzerland
Stüsslingen
Stüsslingen
Stüsslingen is located in Canton of Solothurn
Stüsslingen
Stüsslingen
Coordinates: 47°24′N 7°58′E / 47.400°N 7.967°E / 47.400; 7.967Coordinates: 47°24′N 7°58′E / 47.400°N 7.967°E / 47.400; 7.967
Country Switzerland
Canton Solothurn
District Gösgen
Area
 • Total 6.18 km2 (2.39 sq mi)
Elevation 465 m (1,526 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 1,075
 • Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Postal code 4655
SFOS number 2499
Surrounded by Lostorf, Niedererlinsbach, Niedergösgen, Obererlinsbach, Rohr
Website www.stuesslingen.ch
SFSO statistics

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

Stüsslingen is first mentioned in 1226 as Stuzelingen.

Stüsslingen has an area, as of 2009, of 6.18 square kilometers (2.39 sq mi). Of this area, 3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi) or 49.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi) or 35.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi) or 14.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 5.3%. Out of the forested land, 34.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 25.6% is used for growing crops and 20.6% is pastures, while 2.9% 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 a stream in the foot hills of the Rebenfluh and Gugenkette mountains.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure three Mullets of five Or, one and two.

Stüsslingen has a population (as of December 2015) of 1,075. As of 2008, 4.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 2.6%.

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (913 or 96.6%), with Italian being second most common (6 or 0.6%) and French being third (5 or 0.5%). There are 5 people who speak Romansh.


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