Laupersdorf
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Laupersdorf | |
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Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Solothurn |
District | Thal |
Area | |
• Total | 15.52 km2 (5.99 sq mi) |
Elevation | 493 m (1,617 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,813 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 4712 |
SFOS number | 2426 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-SO |
Surrounded by | Balsthal, Matzendorf, Mümliswil-Ramiswil, Niederbipp (BE), Wolfisberg (BE) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Laupersdorf is a municipality in the district of Thal in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Geography
Laupersdorf has an altitude of 493 meters above sea level and lies 3 km in the west of Balsthal (capital of the district of Thal). Laupersdorf is built on the sunside at the feet of the mountain chain Brunnersberg in the hills of Jura.
Population
Laupersdorf is one of the middle-sized municipality of the canton of Solothurn with 1679 inhabitants (2007). About 93.5 % of the inhabitants speak Swiss German (year 2000). In 1850, Laupersdorf had 720 inhabitants and increased to 862 in the year 1900. During the 20st century, the population grew continuosly till 1960. After a slight fall, the number of inhabitants made up 1396 in 1970.
External links
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.