Steinhof
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 47°10′N 7°41′E / 47.167°N 7.683°ECoordinates: 47°10′N 7°41′E / 47.167°N 7.683°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Solothurn | |
| District | Wasseramt | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 562 m (1,844 ft) | |
| Population (December 2010) | ||
| • Total | 141 | |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4556 | |
| SFOS number | 2531 | |
| Surrounded by | Bollodingen (BE), Hermiswil (BE), Oberönz (BE), Seeberg (BE) | |
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Steinhof is a former municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is an enclave in the canton of Bern. The municipality of Steinhof merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Aeschi.
Steinhof is first mentioned in 1201 as Heinricus de Steine. It was first mentioned as Steinhof in 1766.
Steinhof had an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.64 square kilometers (0.63 sq mi). Of this area, 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi) or 63.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 29.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.1 km2 (25 acres) or 6.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 37.2% is used for growing crops and 24.4% is pastures, while 1.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Wasseramt district. The village is an exclave of Solothurn and is surrounded by the Canton of Bern.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or an Ibex rampant Sable on a Mount of 3 Coupeaux Vert.
Steinhof had a population (as of 2010[update]) of 141. As of 2008[update], 4.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 9.2%. It has changed at a rate of 10.8% due to migration and at a rate of 2.3% due to births and deaths.
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