Bellach
municipality in Switzerland
Bellach is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
History
Bellach is first mentioned in 1294 as Bella. In 1307 it was mentioned as Bellacho.
Geography
Bellach has an area, as of 2009, of 5.27 square kilometers (2.03 sq mi). Of this area, 2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi) or 47.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi) or 14.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.76 km2 (0.68 sq mi) or 33.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.22 km2 (0.085 sq mi) or 4.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 5.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 16.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 9.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.5% of the area Out of the forested land, 12.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 35.1% is used for growing crops and 10.6% is pastures, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 0.8% is in lakes and 3.4% is in rivers and streams.
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