Hägendorf

Geschichte

Hägendorf is a municipality in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.HistoryHägendorf is first mentioned in 1036 as Hagendorf. In 1102-03 it was mentioned as Haegindorf.GeographyHägendorf has an area, of 13.94km2. Of this area, 3.7km2 or 26.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 8.06km2 or 57.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.1km2 or 15.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01km2 or 0.1% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 7.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.0%. Out of the forested land, 56.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 7.7% is used for growing crops and 15.4% is pastures and 2.5% is used for alpine pastures.The municipality is located in the Olten district, along a stream at the southern foot of the Jura Mountains. It consists of the village of Hägendorf, scattered settlements on Vogelberg and Eggberg and individual alpine farms in the Jura Mountains, including the buildings and clinic at Allerheiligenberg farm.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per bend serrated Argent and Sable.DemographicsHägendorf has a population of., 18.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999-2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 9%.