Etziken
municipality in Switzerland
Etziken is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
History
Etziken is first mentioned in 1252 as Ezzinchon. In 1342 it was mentioned as Ertzenkon.
Geography
Etziken has an area, as of 2009, of 3.38 square kilometers (1.31 sq mi). Of this area, 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi) or 53.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi) or 32.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi) or 13.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 8.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 41.1% is used for growing crops and 11.8% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
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