Olten

Olten is a city in the district Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Olten
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Olten
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Coordinates: 47°21′N 7°54′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Solothurn
District	Olten
Government
• Mayor	Ernst Zingg
Area [1]
• Total	11.5 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Elevation	396 m (1,299 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	18,362
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	4600
SFOS number	2581
Surrounded by	Aarburg (AG), Boningen, Dulliken, Kappel, Rothrist (AG), Starrkirch-Wil, Trimbach, Wangen bei Olten, Winznau
Twin towns	Altenburg (Germany)
Website	www.olten.ch SFSO statistics

Demographics

Olten has a population of 19209 people as of December 2019. Of this, 31.4% are foreigners.

Transport

Train

Olten is a main SBB hub. The SBB Cargo Hub is located near the station of Olten. The Olten railway station has lines connecting outside of Switzerland. They come from Germany, and Italy.

Olten Railway station at night.

Bus

The Bus Betrieb Olten Gösgen Gäu (BOGG) currently operates in Olten.

Air

Olten has a grass paved airport. It is only used for leisure. Gliders usually take off there, but sometimes small planes also take off there.

Education

Olten has a Gymnasium (Higher Secondary School) and a Fachhochschule (literally meaning Subject High School). Olten has 4 Primary schools and 1 Secondary school. It also has a Music school.