Sulgen - Geography

Geography

Sulgen has an area, as of 2009, of 9.13 square kilometers (3.53 sq mi). Of this area, 6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi) or 67.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi) or 12.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.7 km2 (0.66 sq mi) or 18.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 0.8% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 10.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 2.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.4%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.9%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 53.2% is used for growing crops, while 13.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

In 1996 the municipalities of Götighofen and Hessenreuti merged into Sulgen.