Beinwil Am See - Geography

Geography

Beinwil am See has an area, as of 2009, of 3.84 square kilometers (1.48 sq mi). Of this area, 1.84 square kilometers (0.71 sq mi) or 47.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.76 square kilometers (0.29 sq mi) or 19.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.22 square kilometers (0.47 sq mi) or 31.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.5% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.8% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 20.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.8%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.6%. 17.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 20.3% is used for growing crops and 19.5% is pastures, while 8.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.

The municipality is located in the Kulm district, on the western edge of the Hallwilersee. Originally a farming village, it has grown into an industrial center.