Solothurn

Summary

Solothurn is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Solothurn ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Solothurn is located in Solothurn District^[3].
• Solothurn is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Solothurn is on the body of water Aare^[5].
• Solothurn's image is recorded as Solothurn 2023.jpg^[6].
• Solothurn's continent is recorded as Europe^[7].
• Solothurn's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[8].
• Solothurn's instance of is recorded as cantonal capital of Switzerland^[9].
• Solothurn's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[10].
• Solothurn's official language is recorded as German^[11].
• Solothurn's flag image is recorded as CHE Solothurn SO Flag.svg^[12].
• Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Zuchwil^[13].
• Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Bellach^[14].
• Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Rüttenen^[15].
• Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus^[16].
• Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Biberist^[17].
• Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Langendorf^[18].
• Solothurn's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Solothurn.svg^[19].
• Solothurn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Heilbronn^[20].
• Solothurn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Le Landeron^[21].
• Solothurn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kraków^[22].
• Solothurn's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 145418991^[23].
• Solothurn's GND ID is recorded as 4055458-2^[24].
• Solothurn's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Solothurn 2007.png^[25].
• Solothurn's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80145218^[26].
• Solothurn's IdRef ID is recorded as 172410843^[27].

Body

Geography

Solothurn is in the country of Switzerland^[4]. Solothurn is located in Solothurn District^[3]. Solothurn is on the body of water Aare^[5]. Solothurn's continent is recorded as Europe^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+16465'}^[28], {'amount': '+16703'}^[29], {'amount': '+15597'}^[30], {'amount': '+15576'}^[31], {'amount': '+15503'}^[32], and {'amount': '+15385'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland^[8], cantonal capital of Switzerland^[9], and city of Switzerland^[10].

History and Context

+1218-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Solothurn^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Solothurn include Canton of Solothurn^[35], a canton of Switzerland^[36], in Switzerland^[37], founded in 1481^[38].

Why It Matters

Solothurn ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).^[2] Solothurn has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Solothurn is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Solothurn include Canton of Solothurn^[35], a canton of Switzerland^[36], in Switzerland^[37], founded in 1481^[38].