Schönenwerd
municipality in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland
Schönenwerd is a municipality in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
History
Schönenwerd is first mentioned in 778 as Werith.
Geography
Schönenwerd has an area, as of 2009, of 3.73 square kilometers (1.44 sq mi). Of this area, 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 10.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi) or 43.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi) or 41.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.18 km2 (0.069 sq mi) or 4.8% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.8% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 20.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 9.7%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.1% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 4.6% is used for growing crops and 5.6% is pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 0.5% is in lakes and 4.3% is in rivers and streams.
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