Rohr, Solothurn
Rohr is a municipality in the district of Gösgen in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
History
Rohr is first mentioned around 1217-22 as Rôre.
Geography
Rohr has an area, as of 2009, of 2.23 square kilometers (0.86 sq mi). Of this area, 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) or 44.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi) or 50.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.12 km2 (30 acres) or 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 43.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 6.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 2.2% is used for growing crops and 39.0% is pastures, while 3.6% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Gösgen district, on the southern slope of the Schafmatt Pass.
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