Solothurn

Summary

Solothurn is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Solothurn ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,355 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 is on the continent of Europe^[6].
• Solothurn's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[7].
• Solothurn's instance of is recorded as cantonal capital of Switzerland^[8].
• Solothurn's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[9].
• Solothurn's official language is recorded as German^[10].
• Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Zuchwil^[11].
• Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Bellach^[12].
• Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Rüttenen^[13].
• Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus^[14].
• Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Biberist^[15].
• Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Langendorf^[16].
• Solothurn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Heilbronn^[17].
• Solothurn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Le Landeron^[18].
• Solothurn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kraków^[19].
• Solothurn's postal code is recorded as 4500^[20].
• Solothurn's Commons category is recorded as Solothurn^[21].
• Solothurn's licence plate code is recorded as SO^[22].
• Solothurn's local dialing code is recorded as 032^[23].
• January 1, 1218 marks the founding of Solothurn^[24].
• Solothurn's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 47.208055555556, 'longitude': 7.5375}^[25].
• Solothurn's official website is recorded as https://www.stadt-solothurn.ch/^[26].
• Solothurn's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Solothurn^[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 is on the continent of Europe^[6].

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^[7], cantonal capital of Switzerland^[8], and city of Switzerland^[9].

History and Context

January 1, 1218 marks the founding of Solothurn^[24].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Solothurn include Canton of Solothurn^[34], a canton of Switzerland^[35], in Switzerland^[36], founded in 1481^[37].

Why It Matters

Solothurn ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,355 views/month).^[2] Solothurn has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Solothurn is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Solothurn include Canton of Solothurn^[34], a canton of Switzerland^[35], in Switzerland^[36], founded in 1481^[37].