Niedergösgen

Geschichte

Niedergösgen is a municipality in the district of Gösgen in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.HistoryNiedergösgen is first mentioned in 1294 as Bözzach. In 1308 it was mentioned as Göskon inferior.GeographyNiedergösgen has an area, of 4.33km2. Of this area, 1.13km2 or 26.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.58km2 or 36.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.32km2 or 30.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.3km2 or 6.9% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.9% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 18.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.8% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, 33.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 14.1% is used for growing crops and 9.9% is pastures, while 2.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.The municipality is located in the Gösgen district, along the Aare river. It consists of the village of Niedergösgen and village section of Mühledorf.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per bend Gules and Argent.DemographicsNiedergösgen has a population of., 26.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -0.3%.