Niederwil, Solothurn

Geschichte

Niederwil was a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. In 2011 Niederwil merged into Riedholz.HistoryNiederwil is first mentioned in 1292 as Lomolzwile.GeographyNiederwil has an area, of 2.28km2. Of this area, 1.24km2 or 54.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.83km2 or 36.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.21km2 or 9.2% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 33.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 28.1% is used for growing crops and 23.7% is pastures, while 2.6% is used for orchards or vine crops.The village is located in the Lebern district, in a small trough near the Siggern.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Gypsum-pounder, consisting of a Crankshaft, with three Rammers over seven calcareous Stones all Argent.DemographicsNiederwil has a population of. Over the last 10 years (1999-2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 0%. Most of the population speaks German (334 or 94.4%), with Albanian being second most common (7 or 2.0%) and Italian being third (3 or 0.8%). There is 1 person who speaks French.