Buchegg
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Buchegg | |
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_324.JPG) House in Küttigkofen village | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Buchegg  | |
  Buchegg  Buchegg | |
| Coordinates: 47°9′N 7°31′E / 47.150°N 7.517°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Solothurn |
| District | Bucheggberg |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.64 km2 (8.74 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 2,580 |
| • Density | 114/km2 (295/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| SFOS number | 2465 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SO |
| Surrounded by | Bätterkinden (BE), Lüterkofen-Ichertswil, Lüterswil-Gächliwil, Unterramsern |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Buchegg is a municipality in the 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.[3] On 1 January 2024 the former municipality of Lüterswil-Gächliwil merged into the municipality of Buchegg.
Aetigkofen is first mentioned in 1034 as Etikhouen.[4] Aetingen is first mentioned in 1267 as Etinge.[5] Bibern is first mentioned in 1366 as ze Bibron.[6] Brügglen is first mentioned in 1249 as Bruglon.[7] Gossliwil is first mentioned in 1246 as Gosseriswile. In 1276 it was mentioned as Goselwyl.[8] Hessigkofen is first mentioned in 1034 as Esikouen.[9] Küttigkofen is first mentioned in 1316 as obrenchúttenkouen.[10] Kyburg-Buchegg is first mentioned in 1175 as Ernaldus de Boucecca.[11] Mühledorf is first mentioned around 1264 as Mulidorf though this is from a copy from 1415-20. In 1276 it was mentioned as Mvlidorf.[12] Tscheppach is first mentioned in 1334 as Scheppach.[13]
Geography
The former municipalities that now make up Buchegg have a total combined area of 22.59 km2 (8.72 sq mi).[14]
Demographics
Historic population
The historical population is given in the following chart:[16]
