Messen

Messen is a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Balm bei Messen, Brunnenthal and Oberramsern merged into the municipality of Messen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Reformed little mountain church with belfry.

Church

Nearby places include Rapperswil and Iffwil.

Village

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Rapperswil is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It lies 13 km north of the capital Bern. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Ruppoldsried merged into Rapperswil. Rapperswil is situated 4½ km southwest of Messen.

Village

Iffwil is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Iffwil is situated 3½ km southeast of Messen.

Latitude

47.0905° or 47° 5′ 26″ north

Longitude

7.4503° or 7° 27′ 1″ east

Population

1,480

Elevation

506 metres (1,660 feet)

Open location code

8FV93FR2+54

GeoNames ID

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