Heinrichswil-Winistorf is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The municipality was formed from the 1993 union of Heinrichswil and Winistorf.
Heinrichswil is first mentioned in 1317 as Cristan von Heinrichswile. It formed a double municipality with Heriswil until 1798, and until 1854 it was part of the triple municipality of Heinrichswil-Hersiwil-Winistorf.
Heinrichswil-Winistorf has an area, as o...
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Heinrichswil-Winistorf is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The municipality was formed from the 1993 union of Heinrichswil and Winistorf.
Heinrichswil is first mentioned in 1317 as Cristan von Heinrichswile. It formed a double municipality with Heriswil until 1798, and until 1854 it was part of the triple municipality of Heinrichswil-Hersiwil-Winistorf.
Heinrichswil-Winistorf has an area, as of 2009, of 3.13 square kilometers (1.21 sq mi). Of this area, 1.59 km (0.61 sq mi) or 50.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.26 km (0.49 sq mi) or 40.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.25 km (0.097 sq mi) or 8.0% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 41.5% is used for growing crops and 6.1% is pastures, while 3.2% is...
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