Canton of Solothurn
canton of Switzerland
Solothurn is a canton of Switzerland. It can be found in the northwest of Switzerland. The capital is Solothurn.
Solothurn
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Canton of Solothurn Kanton Solothurn (German) | |
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Coordinates: 47°9′N 7°38′E / 47.150°N 7.633°E | |
Capital | Solothurn |
Largest city | Olten |
Subdivisions | 122 municipalities, 10 districts |
Government | |
• Executive | Regierungsrat (5) |
• Legislative | Kantonsrat (100) |
Area | |
• Total | 790.45 km2 (305.19 sq mi) |
Population (December 2020)[2] | |
• Total | 277,462 |
• Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | CH-SO |
Highest point | 1,445 m (4,741 ft): Hasenmatt |
Lowest point | 277 m (909 ft): Birs at the cantonal border in Dornach |
Joined | 1481 |
Languages | German |
Website | www |
Districts
changeThere are 10 districts in Solothurn:
- Bucheggberg, Amtei Wasseramt-Bucheggberg
- Dorneck, Amtei Dorneck-Thierstein (unofficially Schwarzbubenland)
- Gäu, Amtei Thal-Gäu
- Gösgen, Amtei Olten-Gösgen (unofficially Niederamt)
- Lebern, Amtei Solothurn-Lebern
- Olten, Amtei Olten-Gösgen
- Solothurn, Amtei Solothurn-Lebern
- Thal, Amtei Thal-Gäu
- Thierstein, Amtei Dorneck-Thierstein
- Wasseramt, Amtei Wasseramt-Bucheggberg
Municipalities
changeThe canton has 125 municipalities:[3]
References
change- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ↑ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ↑ "Liste officielle des communes de la Suisse". Federal Statistics Office. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
Other websites
change- Official site Archived 2006-12-02 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- Official statistics
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