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Lüterswil-Gächliwil
Lüterswil-Gächliwil is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Bucheggberg (district), district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the two previously independent municipalities of Lüterswil and Gächliwil. On 1 January 2024 the former municipality of Lüterswil-Gächliwil merged into the municipality of Buchegg. History Lüterswil is first mentioned in 1276 as ''zu Lüterswyl'' though this comes from a 17th-century copy of the original document. It was mentioned in 1369 as ''ze Luterswile''. Gächliwil is first mentioned in 1365 as ''Gechlenwil''. Geography Lüterswil-Gächliwil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 62.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 32.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.2% is settled (buildings or roads). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchegg
Buchegg is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Bucheggberg (district), district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Tscheppach, Brügglen, Aetingen, Aetigkofen, Bibern (SO), Gossliwil, Hessigkofen, Mühledorf (SO), Küttigkofen and Kyburg-Buchegg merged into the new municipality of Buchegg.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 On 1 January 2024 the former municipality of Lüterswil-Gächliwil merged into the municipality of Buchegg. History Aetigkofen is first mentioned in 1034 as ''Etikhouen''. Aetingen is first mentioned in 1267 as ''Etinge''.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucheggberg (district)
Bucheggberg District is one of the ten districts of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Solothurn (canton), Solothurn in Switzerland, situated to the southwest of the canton. Together with the Wasseramt (district), Wasseramt District, it forms the ''Amtei'' (electoral district) of Wasseramt-Bucheggberg. It has a population of (as of ). Municipalities Bucheggberg District contains the following municipalities: Mergers On 1 January 1961 the former municipalities of Lüterkofen and Ichertswil merged to form the new municipality of Lüterkofen-Ichertswil. On 1 January 1995 the former municipalities of Gächliwil and Lüterswil merged to form the new municipality of Lüterswil-Gächliwil.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balm Bei Messen
Balm bei Messen was a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Balm bei Messen, Brunnenthal and Oberramsern merged into the municipality of Messen. History Balm bei Messen was first mentioned in 1254 as ''de Balmo''. In 1275 it was mentioned as ''in Balm''. Geography Balm bei Messen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 59.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 32.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data Retrieved 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. Out of the forest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biezwil
Biezwil is a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. History Biezwil is first mentioned in 1255 as ''in Beizwile ''. In 1276 it was mentioned as ''zue Biezwile'' and in 1279 as ''de Biezwile''. Geography Biezwil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 51.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 41.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 39.0% is used for growi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gossliwil
Gossliwil is a former municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Gossliwil, Tscheppach, Brügglen, Aetingen, Aetigkofen, Bibern (SO), Hessigkofen, Mühledorf (SO), Küttigkofen, Kyburg-Buchegg merged into the new municipality of Buchegg.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 History Gossliwil is first mentioned in 1246 as ''Gosseriswile''. In 1276 it was mentioned as ''Goselwyl''.Geography Before the merger, Gossliwil had a total area of . Of this area, or 59.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 34.0% is forested. Of ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hessigkofen
Hessigkofen is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Bucheggberg (district), district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Hessigkofen, Tscheppach, Brügglen, Aetingen, Aetigkofen, Bibern (SO), Gossliwil, Mühledorf (SO), Küttigkofen, Kyburg-Buchegg merged into the new municipality of Buchegg.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 History Hessigkofen is first mentioned in 1034 as ''Esikouen''.Geography Before the merger, Hessigkofen had a total area of . Of this area, or 59.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 32.7% is fo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mühledorf, Solothurn
Mühledorf is a former municipality in the Bucheggberg District, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Mühledorf (SO), Tscheppach, Brügglen, Aetingen, Aetigkofen, Bibern (SO), Gossliwil, Hessigkofen, Küttigkofen, Kyburg-Buchegg merged into the new municipality of Buchegg.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 History Mühledorf is first mentioned around 1264 as ''Mulidorf'' though this is from a copy from 1415-20. In 1276 it was mentioned as ''Mvlidorf''.Geography Before the merger, Mühledorf had a total area of . Of this area, or 54.9% is used for agricultura ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberramsern
Oberramsern was a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010, the municipalities of Balm bei Messen, Brunnenthal and Oberramsern merged into the municipality of Messen. History Oberramsern is first mentioned in 1276 as ''Rambsern'' though this comes from a 17th-century copy of the original. In 1318 it was mentioned as ''Ramserron superiori''. Geography Oberramsern has an area, , of . Of this area, or 67.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 28.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberwil Bei Büren
Oberwil bei Büren is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Seeland (administrative district), Seeland administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. History Oberwil bei Büren is first mentioned in 1236 as ''Oberwile''. Various neolithic, Bronze Age and Switzerland in the Roman era, Roman items have been found around the municipality. During the Middle Ages it was part of the Strassberg ''Herrschaft (territory), Herrschaft''. Between 1388 and 1393, the entire Strassberg lands were acquired by Bern. Oberwil bei Büren became part of the newly created Bernese bailiwick of Büren. The Church of St. Mauritius was first mentioned in 1275, but it stands on the foundations of earlier churches. The first was an Early Middle Ages, early medieval wooden church from the 7th or 8th century. The first brick church was built on the site in the 9th or 10th century. Four further churches were built before the choir was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aetigkofen
Aetigkofen is a former municipality in the district of Bucheggberg in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Aetigkofen, Tscheppach, Brügglen, Aetingen, Bibern (SO), Gossliwil, Hessigkofen, Mühledorf (SO), Küttigkofen, Kyburg-Buchegg merged into the new municipality of Buchegg.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 History Aetigkofen is first mentioned in 1034 as ''Etikhouen''.Geography Before the merger, Aetigkofen had a total area of . Of this area, or 57.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 35.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.8% is set ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voter Turnout
In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election. This is typically either the percentage of Voter registration, registered voters, Suffrage, eligible voters, or all Voting age, voting-age people. According to Stanford University political scientists Adam Bonica and Michael McFaul, there is a consensus among political scientists that "democracies perform better when more people vote." Institutional factors drive the vast majority of differences in turnout rates.Michael McDonald and Samuel Popkin"The Myth of the Vanishing Voter"in American Political Science Review. December 2001. p. 970. For example, simpler parliamentary democracies where voters get shorter ballots, fewer elections, and a multi-party system that makes accountability easier see much higher turnout than the systems of the United States, Japan, and Switzerland. Significance Some parts of society are more likely to vote than others. As turnou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Party Of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (, SP; ), also called the Swiss Socialist Party (; , PS), is a List of political parties in Switzerland, political party in Switzerland. The SP has had two representatives on the Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council since 1960 and received the second-highest number of votes in the 2023 Swiss federal election. The SP was founded on 21 October 1888 and is currently the second-largest of the four leading coalition political parties in Switzerland. It is the only left-leaning party with representatives on the Federal Council, positioning itself at the Centre-left politics, centre-left. Currently, Élisabeth Baume-Schneider and Beat Jans represent the party. As of January 2024, the SP is the second-largest political party in the Federal Assembly (Switzerland), Federal Assembly. Amongst all Pro-Europeanism, pro-European parties in Switzerland the SP is the largest and unlike most other Swiss parties, the SP supports Swiss membership i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
