Solothurn (city)
city in Switzerland, capital of its canton / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Solothurn (German: Solothurn, French: Soleure, Italian: Soletta, Romansh: Soloturn) is a district and the capital of the Swiss canton of Solothurn. As of December 2016, 16,697 people lived there. It is the only municipality of the district of the same name.
Quick Facts Country, Canton ...
Solothurn | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 47°13′N 7°32′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Solothurn |
District | Solothurn |
Government | |
• Executive | Gemeinderat with 30 members |
• Mayor | Stadtpräsident (list) Kurt Fluri FDP/PRD (as of March 2014) |
Area | |
• Total | 6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi) |
Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 16,777 |
• Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 4500 |
SFOS number | 2601 |
Surrounded by | Bellach, Biberist, Feldbrunnen-Sankt Niklaus, Langendorf, Rüttenen, Zuchwil |
Twin towns | Heilbronn (Germany), Kraków (Poland), Le Landeron (Switzerland) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Close