Grenchenberg
Grenchenberg is a locality in Grenchen, Lebern District, Canton of Solothurn and has an elevation of 1,077 metres. Grenchenberg is situated nearby to the locality Bützen, as well as near Rotflue.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grenchenberg and Burg Grenchen.
Grenchenberg
Peak
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The Grenchenberg is a mountain of the Jura, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Solothurn. The mountain is named after the town of Grenchen, located on its south side.
Burg Grenchen
Castle
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The Burg Grenchen, also known as Bettleschloss, was a hill castle located above the present-day municipalities of Grenchen and Bettlach in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. It is one of the early clearing castles in the Jura Mountains in Switzerland.
Jura-Sternwarte Grenchen
Observatory
Jura-Sternwarte Grenchen is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Stiftung Jura-Sternwarte. Built in 1976, it is located near Grenchen in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bettlach and Grenchen.
Bettlach
Village
Bettlach is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Bettlach is situated 3½ km southeast of Grenchenberg.
Grenchen
Town
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Grenchen is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located at the foot of the Jura mountains between Solothurn and Biel/Bienne, approximately 25 km north of Bern. Grenchen is situated 4 km south of Grenchenberg.
Court
Village
Court is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura. Court is situated 4½ km west of Grenchenberg.
Grenchenberg
- Type: Locality
- Location: Grenchen, Lebern District, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.22493° or 47° 13′ 30″ northLongitude
7.39355° or 7° 23′ 37″ eastElevation
1,077 metres (3,533 feet)Open location code
8FV969FV+XCOpenStreetMap ID
node 12914276080OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
6691385
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