Solothurn

Solothurn is a town in , in the at the southern edge of the Jura Mountains, on the River Aare, the capital of the canton of Solothurn.
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  • Type: Town with 16,600 residents
  • Description: city in Switzerland, capital of its canton
  • Also known as: Soleure” and “Solothurn SO
  • Postal code: 4500

Places of Interest

Highlights include Solothurn railway station and Kunstmuseum Solothurn.

Railway station
serves the municipality of Solothurn, the capital city of the Canton of , . Solothurn is a major railway junction and is served by six railway lines.

Museum
The or Art Museum Solothurn is an art museum in the Swiss town Solothurn.

Church
The St. Ursus Cathedral or is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel in the city of Solothurn, Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zuchwil and Langendorf.

Village
is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in .

Village
Photo: Gestumblindi, CC0.
is a municipality in the canton of , located in the district of Lebern.

Village
Photo: Gestumblindi, CC0.
is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in .

Solothurn

Latitude
47.2081° or 47° 12′ 29″ north
Longitude
7.5384° or 7° 32′ 18″ east
Population
16,600
Elevation
440 metres (1,444 feet)
IATA airport code
ZKS
Open location code
8FV96G5Q+79
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1388360819
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2658564
Wiki­data ID
Q68965
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Wu Chinese—“Solothurn” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Solloturni
  • Arabic: سولوتورن
  • Arabic: سولوثورن
  • Armenian: Զոլոթուռն
  • Armenian: Զոլտուրն
  • Arpitan: Chalâoro
  • Arpitan: Chalàrè
  • Arpitan: Salâoro
  • Arpitan: Salàrou
  • Arpitan: Salàvrou
  • Arpitan: Salôrro
  • Arpitan: Salôvro
  • Basque: Solothurn
  • Belarusian: Залатурн
  • Belarusian: Залятурн
  • Belarusian: Золатурн
  • Breton: Solothurn
  • Bulgarian: Золотурн
  • Catalan: Soleure
  • Catalan: Solothurn
  • Cebuano: Solothurn (kapital sa kanton)
  • Cebuano: Solothurn
  • Chechen: Золотурн
  • Chinese: Solothurn
  • Chinese: 索洛图恩
  • Chinese: 索洛圖恩
  • Chuvash: Золотурн
  • Croatian: Solothurn
  • Czech: Solothurn
  • Danish: Solothurn
  • Dutch: Salodurum
  • Dutch: Soleurre
  • Dutch: Solothurn
  • Egyptian Arabic: سولوتورن
  • Esperanto: Solothurn
  • Esperanto: Soloturno
  • Estonian: Soleure
  • Estonian: Solothurn
  • Finnish: Solothurn
  • French: Soleure
  • French: Solothurn
  • Georgian: ზოლოთურნი
  • Georgian: ზოლოტურნი
  • German: Ambassadorenstadt
  • German: Salodurum
  • German: schönste Barockstadt der Schweiz
  • German: Soleure
  • German: Solothurn
  • German: Stadt Solothurn
  • Greek: Σόλοτουρν
  • Hebrew: זולותורן
  • Hungarian: Soleure
  • Hungarian: Solothurn
  • Indonesian: Solothurn
  • Interlingue: Solothurn
  • Irish: Solothurn
  • Italian: Soletta
  • Italian: Soleure
  • Italian: Solothurn
  • Japanese: ゾーロトゥルン
  • Japanese: ゾロトゥルン
  • Kazakh: Золотурн
  • Korean: 졸로투른
  • Kurdish: Solothurn
  • Latin: Solodurum
  • Latvian: Zoloturna
  • Lithuanian: Zoloturnas
  • Lombard: Solothurn
  • Lombard: Suleta
  • Luxembourgish: Solothurn
  • Macedonian: Золотурн
  • Malagasy: Solothurn
  • Maltese: Solothurn
  • Min Nan Chinese: Solothurn
  • Mingrelian: ზოლოთურნი
  • Northern Frisian: Solothurn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Solothurn
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Distriktet Solothurn
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Solothurn
  • Norwegian: Solothurn
  • Occitan (post 1500): Solothurn
  • Ossetian: Золотурн
  • Persian: زولوتورن
  • Persian: سولوتورن
  • Piemontese: Soleura
  • Piemontese: Solothurn
  • Polish: Solura
  • Portuguese: Soleura
  • Portuguese: Soleure
  • Portuguese: Solothurn
  • Pushto: سولوتهورن
  • Romanian: Solothurn
  • Romansh: Soloturn.
  • Romansh: Soloturn
  • Russian: Золотурн
  • Russian: Солотурн
  • Scots: Solothurn
  • Scottish Gaelic: Solothurn
  • Serbian: Solothurn
  • Serbian: Золотурн
  • Serbo-Croatian: Solothurn
  • Serbo-Croatian: Zoloturn
  • Sicilian: Solothurn
  • Slovak: Solothurn
  • Slovenian: Soleure
  • Slovenian: Solothurn
  • South Azerbaijani: سولوتورن
  • Spanish: Soletta
  • Spanish: Soleura
  • Spanish: Soleure
  • Swedish: Solothurn
  • Swiss German: Soledurn
  • Thai: โซโลทวร์น
  • Thai: โซโลทูร์น
  • Tosk Albanian: Solothurn
  • Turkish: Solothurn, İsviçre
  • Turkish: Solothurn
  • Ukrainian: Золотурн
  • Upper Sorbian: Solothurn
  • Urdu: زولوتورن
  • Uzbek: Solothurn
  • Uzbek: Zoloturn
  • Uzbek: Золотурн
  • Venetian: Sołeta (Svisara)
  • Venetian: Sołeta
  • Vietnamese: Solothurn
  • Volapük: Solothurn
  • Waray (Philippines): Solothurn
  • Welsh: Solothurn
  • Wu Chinese: 索洛图恩
  • Solothurn

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