District de WasseramtWasseramt 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.
EtzikenEtziken is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Etziken is first mentioned in 1252 as Ezzinchon. In 1342 it was mentioned as Ertzenkon. Etziken has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 32.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 13.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 8.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.
SubingenSubingen is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Subingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 48.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 29.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 20.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.2% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 10.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.2%.
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.
HersiwilHersiwil is a former municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Heinrichswil-Winistorf and Hersiwil merged to form the new municipality of Drei Höfe. Hersiwil is first mentioned in 1324 as Hersenwile. It formed a double municipality with Heinrichswil until 1798, when Winistorf joined the other two to form the triple municipality of Hersiwil-Heinrichswil-Winistorf. In 1854 it split into three, separate, independent municipalities.
HünikenHüniken is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Hüniken is first mentioned around 1263-64 as P. de Hunnechoven. Hüniken has an area, , of . Of this area, or 77.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 15.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests.
OekingenOekingen is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Oekingen is first mentioned in 1263 as Otechingen. Oekingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 63.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 25.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 13.3% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.4%. Out of the forested land, 23.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.
