Km8

Km8 is a historic site in Beinwil (SO), Thierstein District, Canton of Solothurn. Km8 is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Schelten Pass, as well as near the chapel St. Wendelin im Moos.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schelten Pass and Upper Winde.

Schelten Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Schelten Pass is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains between the cantons of Jura and Solothurn in Switzerland. It connects Mervelier and Ramiswil and is the most direct route from Delémont and Balsthal.

Upper Winde

Peak

Photo: Keimzelle, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Upper Winde is a peak.

Beinwil Abbey

Church

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 3.0.

Beinwil Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Beinwil in the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Beinwil Abbey is situated 3 km north of Km8.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schelten and Beinwil.

Schelten

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Schelten is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. This is one of two German speaking municipalities located in the majority French-speaking Bernese Jura. The other is Seehof.

Beinwil

Village

Photo: Ch-info.ch, CC BY 3.0.

Beinwil is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Beinwil is situated 3 km north of Km8.

Aedermannsdorf

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aedermannsdorf is a municipality in the district of Thal in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Aedermannsdorf is situated 4 km southeast of Km8.

Km8

Type: Historic site
Inscription: “Symbole des sapeurs 8”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Beinwil (SO), Thierstein District, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.33607° or 47° 20′ 10″ north

Longitude

7.58196° or 7° 34′ 55″ east

Inception

1914

Height

0.8 metres (2.6 feet)

Width

0.2 metres (0.66 feet)

Open location code

8FV98HPJ+CQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13668687799

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=milestone

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