Galgen

Galgen is an archaeological site in Olten, Canton of Solothurn. Galgen is situated nearby to Badi Schützenmatt, as well as near Chaos-Platz.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Olten railway station and Alt-Wartburg ruin.

Olten railway station

Railway station

Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Olten railway station is a major hub railway station in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, at the junction of lines to Zürich, Bern, Basel, Lucerne and Biel. Olten railway station is situated 1¼ km north of Galgen.

Alt-Wartburg ruin

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Alt-Wartburg ruin is situated 1 km southeast of Galgen.

Wildpark Mühletäli

Zoo

Photo: Ralph Reichelt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wildpark Mühletäli is a zoo, which is situated 1 km east of Galgen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olten and Starrkirch-Wil.

Olten

Town

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Olten is a municipality, a town in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland and the capital of the district of the same name. Olten grew into a town during the Middle Ages at the location of a bridge over the Aare.

Starrkirch-Wil

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Starrkirch-Wil is a municipality in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Aarburg

Village

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Aarburg is a historic town and a municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The town lies in the southwest Aargau, in a narrow section of the Aare valley, at the confluence with the Wigger.

Galgen

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Olten, Olten District, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.33981° or 47° 20′ 23″ north

Longitude

7.90945° or 7° 54′ 34″ east

Open location code

8FV98WQ5+WQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4771224883

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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