Gunzgen

Geschichte

Gunzgen is a municipality in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.HistoryGunzgen is first mentioned in 1226 as Gunzichon. In 1320 it was mentioned as Gunzkon.GeographyGunzgen has an area, of 3.94km2. Of this area, 1.82km2 or 46.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.97km2 or 24.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.08km2 or 27.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03km2 or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01km2 or 0.3% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 7.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 5.3% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 32.2% is used for growing crops and 11.7% is pastures, while 2.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 0.3% is in lakes and 0.5% is in rivers and streams.The municipality is located in the Olten district, in the Mittelgäu along the Dünnern river. The municipal borders changed during the Dünnern River Correction in 1933-43. It consists of the linear village of Gunzgen and the settlement of Allmend which is separated from the main village by the A1 and A2 motorways.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Argent an Oak issuant leaved and acorned Vert and Azure a Mill Wheel Or.