Günsberg

Coat of arms

Günsberg

Location of Günsberg

Coordinates: 47°15′N 7°35′E / 47.250°N 7.583°ECoordinates: 47°15′N 7°35′E / 47.250°N 7.583°E

Country

Area

• Total

5.25 km² (2.03 sq mi)

Elevation

624 m (2,047 ft)

Population (Dec 2016)

• Total

1,181

• Density

220/km² (580/sq mi)

Postal code

4524

SFOS number

2547

Surrounded by

Attiswil (BE), Balm bei Günsberg, Farnern (BE), Herbetswil, Hubersdorf, Kammersrohr, Niederwil

Website

www.guensberg.ch
SFSO statistics

Günsberg is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Günsberg is first mentioned in 1307 as Gunsperch.

Günsberg has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 5.25 square kilometers (2.03 sq mi). Of this area, 2.46 km² (0.95 sq mi) or 46.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.23 km² (0.86 sq mi) or 42.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.54 km² (0.21 sq mi) or 10.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.05 km² (12 acres) or 1.0% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 38.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 12.0% is used for growing crops and 23.0% is pastures and 11.2% is used for alpine pastures.

The municipality is located in the Lebern district, in the southern foothills of the Jura Mountains.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Deer salient Gules over a Mount of 3 Coupeaux Vert.

Günsberg has a population (as of December 2016^[update]) of 1,181. As of 2008^[update], 7.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -1.2%.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (1,121 or 94.4%), with French being second most common (14 or 1.2%) and French being third (14 or 1.2%). There are 2 people who speak Romansh.

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