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Löhningen

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Löhningen

Total population

1,368

Elevation479 m
Land area6.83 km²
Coordinates47.70°, 8.55°

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Elevation
479 m
Area
6.83 km²
Official website
www.loehningen.ch

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Overview

Löhningen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.

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History & geography

History

Löhningen is first mentioned in 1112 as Loningen. An earlier reference, from about 778–781, to Loninga might refer to the village of Löhningen in Steinatal in Waldshut district in Germany.

Geography

Löhningen has an area, , of . Of this area, 53.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Oberklettgau district. Löhningen shares a border with Beringen in the East, Guntmadingen in the South-East, Neunkirch in the South-West, Gächlingen in the West and Siblingen in the North-West. Children from Löhningen attend Secondary School in Beringen, Primary School and kindergarten in Löhningen itself. The municipality on the foot of the Randen range is surrounded by vineyards.

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Latitude
47.7017
Longitude
8.5510
Water area
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Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr
2903
Population (Wikidata)
1,472
Wikidata
Q66373

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

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  • • Wikipedia
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  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771