Where is Mariastein, Solothurn located?

Mariastein is located in Solothurn, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 47.4763°, 7.4900°.

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Mariastein

Elevation526 m

Land area8.48 km²

Coordinates47.48°, 7.49°

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City facts

Elevation

526 m

Area

8.48 km²

Official website

www.metzerlen.ch

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Overview

Metzerlen-Mariastein is a municipality in the district of Dorneck in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The present name of the municipality dates from 2003, it being previously known as Metzerlen.

History & geography

History

Metzerlen is first mentioned in 1194 as Mezherlon. Until 2002 the official name was Metzerlen.

Geography

Metzerlen-Mariastein has an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 45.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.7% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 27.3% is used for growing crops and 14.7% is pastures, while 4.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The municipality is located in the Dorneck district, at the north foot of the Blauen mountain in the upper Birsig and Leimen valleys. It consists of the S-shaped linear village of Metzerlen and the hamlets of Mariastein around the monastery.

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