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 Soleure | |
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| Canton of Solothurn Kanton Solothurn (German) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location in Switzerland | |
| 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) | |
| • 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
There 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
The canton has 125 municipalities:
References
Other websites
- Official site Archived 2006-12-02 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- Official statistics
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