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fields made up 2.1%. Out of the forested land, 17.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 37.9% is used for growing crops and 16.2% is pastures, while 3.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
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Tennwil. It has an area, as of 2009, of 4.27 square kilometers (1.65 sq mi). Of this area, 2.46 km (0.95 sq mi) or 57.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.8 km (0.31 sq mi) or 18.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.02 km
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The steam boat navigation on the Lake
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habitable cellars and attics. About 60.7% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a
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624:
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607:
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597:
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588:
578:
576:
572:Hallwilersee
565:
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538:
516:
511:
507:
473:
470:Maestirwanch
469:
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465:
463:
459:Pfyn culture
454:
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446:
440:
407:municipality
402:
401:
77:Coat of arms
42:Municipality
1375:Schafisheim
1330:Hendschiken
1239:(in German)
1217:(in German)
1190:(in German)
1167:(in German)
1149:(in German)
1117:12 February
1085:(in German)
1038:(in German)
978:(in German)
632:rent-to-own
541:viticulture
455:Erlenhölzli
451:Erlenhölzli
423:Switzerland
358:Sarmenstorf
323:SFOS number
201:Switzerland
183: /
1437:Categories
1370:Rupperswil
1360:Niederlenz
1335:Holderbank
1320:Fahrwangen
976:2009 data
877:13 January
854:References
579:haufendorf
504:Protestant
496:Fahrwangen
484:high court
369:Twin towns
354:Fahrwangen
251:Population
1295:Ammerswil
1202:ISOS site
805:Education
554:Geography
512:Lösegelds
494:in 1712,
443:neolithic
299:UTC+02:00
278:UTC+01:00
273:Time zone
243:Elevation
1345:Lenzburg
1315:Egliswil
1310:Dintikon
1300:Boniswil
1232:Archived
1182:Archived
1066:Archived
993:Archived
899:11 April
789:Religion
661:(8.9%).
628:mortgage
534:Catholic
527:Reformed
500:Reformed
411:Lenzburg
376:(France)
224:Lenzburg
219:District
1390:Staufen
1380:Seengen
1325:Hallwil
1305:Brunegg
938:Italian
842:Culture
801:faith.
765:Economy
705:+231.2%
641:In the
523:Seengen
482:. The
480:Hallwyl
447:Seerose
429:History
413:in the
381:Website
362:Seengen
350:Birrwil
197:Country
168:47°18âČN
932:French
926:German
738:+88.7%
600:blazon
583:hamlet
519:parish
419:Aargau
415:canton
212:Aargau
207:Canton
171:8°14âČE
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727:â2.2%
724:1,089
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673:Year
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327:4202
316:5616
230:Area
67:Flag
1281:in
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651:FDP
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