Erlinsbach (Solothurn)

Geschichte

Erlinsbach is a municipality in the district of Gösgen in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It was formed from the union on January 1, 2006 of Niedererlinsbach and Obererlinsbach.HistoryBoth Niedererlinsbach and Obererlinsbach were first mentioned in 1173 as Arnlesbah. In 1276 Niedererlinsbach was mentioned as ze Nidern Ernlispach while Obererlinsbach was mentioned as ze Obern Ernlispach.Coat of armsThe blazon of Niedererlinsbach's coat of arms is Per fess Gules and Argent a Bend wavy counterchanged. The blazon of the Obererlinsbach's coat of arms is Gules a Willow Vert issuant from a Bar wavy Argent. GeographyErlinsbach has an area, of 8.87km2. Of this area, 3.83km2 or 43.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.58km2 or 40.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.21km2 or 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.25km2 or 2.8% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.9% of the area Out of the forested land, 38.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 18.4% is used for growing crops and 22.1% is pastures, while 2.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. In 2006 the municipality was created through the merger of Niedererlinsbach and Obererlinsbach.