Wangen

Wangen is a locality in Wangen bei Olten, Olten District, Canton of Solothurn and has about 4,690 residents. Wangen is situated nearby to the locality Hof Winkel, as well as near Niedermatt.

Type: Locality with 4,690 residents
Also known as: “Wängen”
Postal code: 4612

Places of Interest

Highlights include Protestant Reformed Church of St. Martin and Hirschlang railway station.

Protestant Reformed Church of St. Martin

Church

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Hirschlang railway station

Railway station

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Hirschlang railway station is situated 3 km west of Wangen.

Walter-Eglin-Museum Känerkinden

Museum

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Walter-Eglin-Museum Känerkinden is situated 3 km east of Wangen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diegten and Bennwil.

Diegten

Village

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Diegten is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Bennwil

Village

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Bennwil is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Hölstein

Village

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Hölstein is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Hölstein is situated 2½ km northwest of Wangen.

Wangen

Location: Wangen bei Olten, Olten District, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.40962° or 47° 24′ 35″ north

Longitude

7.79391° or 7° 47′ 38″ east

Population

4,690

Elevation

420 metres (1,378 feet)

United Nations Location Codes

CH WGN and CH WSO

Open location code

8FV9CQ5V+RH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12517889475

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2658053

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Wangen” goes by many names.

German: “Wangen b. Olten”
German: “Wangen”

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