Gösgen district

Gösgen district
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Solothurn (SO)
Main town :	Niedergösgen
FSO number :	1105
Area :	68.67  km²
Height range :	363–991 m above sea level M.
Residents:	24,441 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	356 inhabitants per km²
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View of the Gösgen nuclear power plant from the terrace of the Catholic Church

The Gösgen district is the easternmost district in the canton of Solothurn ( Switzerland ) on the border with the canton of Aargau . He belongs to the Olten-Gösgen office . The main town is Niedergösgen . The Gösgen district, located at the southern foot of the Jura between Olten and Aarau, has developed into a beautiful residential area in recent decades. Industry plays a lesser role here than z. B. in the Gäu or in the Olten district, with the exception of Trimbach, where industry plays a major role.

coat of arms

Slanted links divided by red and silver

Municipalities

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitants per km²
	Erlinsbach (SO)	3556	8.87	401
	Hauenstein-Ifenthal	315	5.35	59
	Kienberg	513	8.53	60
	Lostorf	3952	13.25	298
	Niedergösgen	3865	4.32	895
	Obergösgen	2206	3.63	608
	Pipe (SO)	91	2.23	41
	Stüsslingen	1055	6.16	171
	Trimbach	6552	7.60	862
	Winznau	1919	3.94	487
	Wisen (SO)	417	4.79	87
Total (11)		24,441	68.67	356

Changes in the community

• 

  Municipalities until 2005

• 2006: Merger of Niedererlinsbach and Obererlinsbach → Erlinsbach SO

Web links

Commons : Gösgen district  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Key data for the Gösgen district on the canton's website
• André Schluchter : Gösgen. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Hans Sigrist: The purchase of the Gösgen rule in 1458 . In: Yearbook for Solothurn History . tape 31 , 1958, pp. 5–20 , doi : 10.5169 / seals-324080 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.