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Lostorf
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Lostorf
Total population
3,804
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Lostorf is a municipality in the district of Gösgen in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
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History
Lostorf is first mentioned around 1145-53 as de Loztorf.
Geography
Lostorf has an area, , of . Of this area, or 37.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 48.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 13.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.1% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 8.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, 47.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 15.2% is used for growing crops and 17.7% is pastures and 4.1% is used for alpine pastures. The municipality is located in the Gösgen district, near the base of Dottenberg and Reitifluh Mountains. It consists of the village of Lostorf and the hamlets of Mahren and Bad Lostorf.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 2493
- Population (Wikidata)
- 3,952
- Wikidata
- Q65421
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • iNaturalist
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771