Riedholz

History

Riedholz is first mentioned in 1367 as im Rietholz. Niederwil is first mentioned in 1292 as Lomolzwile.

Geography

Following the merger, the new, larger municipality had an area () of . 43.6% was used for agricultural purposes and 39% was forested. Settlement areas took up 14.6% and the total unproductive area took up 2.8% of the total. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 8.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.2% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 22.3% is used for growing crops and 12.7% is pastures, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The municipality is located in the Lebern district, between a moraine and the Aare river. It consists of the village of Riedholz and Niederwil as well as scattered hamlets and individual settlements, including Attisholz which has had a thermal bath since the 15th Century.

Most-observed species

• European roe deer

  Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  18,401
• red fox

  Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  11,145
• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  8,405
• European badger

  Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  4,183
• Marbled White

  Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
  3,759
• Common Blue

  Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
  2,912
• Alcon Blue

  Maculinea alcon (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1776 · Insecta
  2,845
• Eurasian beaver

  Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
  2,592

Most recent

• M 4.1 — 2025-07-21
  4 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
• M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
  1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
• M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
  2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
• M 4.4 — 2023-03-22
  1 km NW of Pont-de-Roide, France
• M 3.9 — 2022-09-10
  1 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
• M 4.1 — 2021-12-24
  2 km WSW of Blamont, France