Breitenbach, Switzerland
Breitenbach (High Alemannic: ''Bräitebach'') is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. There are two train stations near Breitenbach, the main being in Laufen and the other in Zwingen. As with most of Switzerland, there are Postauto buses which take people to surrounding cities and to and from the train station. ''Schweizerdeutsch'' (Swiss-German) in Breitenbach closely resembles that of ''Baseldeutsch'' (Basel-German). History Breitenbach is first mentioned in 1152 as ''Breitenbach''. Geography Breitenbach has an area, , of . Of this area, or 46.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 34.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 19.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land.
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Thierstein (district)
Thierstein District is one of the ten districts of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland, situated to the north of the canton. Together with the Dorneck District, it forms the ''Amtei'' (electoral district) of Dorneck-Thierstein. It has a population of (as of ). Municipalities Thierstein District contains twelve municipalities, with Kleinlützel existing as an exclave. Geography Thierstein has an area, , of . Of this area, or 40.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 52.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.2% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housin ...
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