Meltingen is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Meltingen is first mentioned in 1302 as Meltingen. Meltingen has an area, as of 2009, of 5.75 square kilometers (2.22 sq mi). Of this area, 2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi) or 40.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.11 km2 (1.20 sq mi) or 54.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi) or 5.7% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, 50.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.7% is used for growing crops and 30.6% is pastures, while 1.9% is used for orchards or vine crops and 7.1% is used for alpine pastures. More information...
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