Wasseramt DistrictWasseramt District is one of the ten districts of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland, situated to the south of the canton. Together with the Bucheggberg District, it forms the Amtei (electoral district) of Wasseramt-Bucheggberg. It has a population of (as of ). Wasseramt District contains the following municipalities: On 1 January 1993 the former municipalities of Heinrichswil and Winistorf merged to form the new municipality of Heinrichswil-Winistorf and Ammannsegg and Lohn merged to form the new municipality of Lohn-Ammannsegg.
HaltenHalten is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Halten is first mentioned in 1201 as Haltun. In 1274 it was mentioned as Halton. Halten has an area, , of . Of this area, or 61.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 21.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 18.6% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 13.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.4%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.
ObergerlafingenObergerlafingen is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Obergerlafingen is first mentioned in 1278 as Oburgeroluingen. Obergerlafingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 48.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 32.2% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 21.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.
RecherswilRecherswil is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt, in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Recherswil is first mentioned in 1278 as Richirswile. Recherswil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 55.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 20.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.6% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 12.