Canton of Solothurn

Solothurn Soleure
Canton
Canton of Solothurn Kanton Solothurn  (German)
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Switzerland Map of Solothurn
Coordinates: 47°9′N 7°38′E
Capital	Solothurn
Largest city	Olten
Subdivisions	122 municipalities, 10 districts
Government
• Executive	Regierungsrat (5)
• Legislative	Kantonsrat (100)
Area
• Total	790.45 km2 (305.19 sq mi)
Population  (December 2020)
• Total	277,462
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	CH-SO
Highest point	1,445 m (4,741 ft): Hasenmatt
Lowest point	277 m (909 ft): Birs at the cantonal border in Dornach
Joined	1481
Languages	German
Website	www.so.ch

Solothurn is a canton of Switzerland. It can be found in the northwest of Switzerland. The capital is Solothurn.

Districts

There are 10 districts in Solothurn:

• Bucheggberg, Amtei Wasseramt-Bucheggberg
• Dorneck, Amtei Dorneck-Thierstein (unofficially Schwarzbubenland)
• Gäu, Amtei Thal-Gäu
• Gösgen, Amtei Olten-Gösgen (unofficially Niederamt)
• Lebern, Amtei Solothurn-Lebern
• Olten, Amtei Olten-Gösgen
• Solothurn, Amtei Solothurn-Lebern
• Thal, Amtei Thal-Gäu
• Thierstein, Amtei Dorneck-Thierstein
• Wasseramt, Amtei Wasseramt-Bucheggberg

Municipalities

The canton has 125 municipalities:

Aedermannsdorf Aeschi Aetigkofen Aetingen Balm bei Günsberg Balsthal Beinwil Bellach Bettlach Biberist Biezwil Bolken Boningen Breitenbach Brunnenthal Brügglen Bärschwil Bättwil Büren Büsserach Deitingen Derendingen Dornach Dulliken Däniken Egerkingen Eppenberg-Wöschnau Erlinsbach Erschwil Etziken Fehren Flumenthal Fulenbach Gempen

Gerlafingen Grenchen Gretzenbach Grindel Gunzgen Gänsbrunnen Günsberg Halten Herbetswil Hochwald Hofstetten-Flüh Hubersdorf Hägendorf Härkingen Kappel Kestenholz Kleinlützel Kriegstetten Küttigkofen Langendorf Laupersdorf Lohn-Ammannsegg Lommiswil Lostorf Luterbach Lüsslingen Matzendorf Meltingen Messen Metzerlen-Mariastein Mühledorf Mümliswil-Ramiswil Nennigkofen Neuendorf

Niederbuchsiten Niedergösgen Niederwil, Solothurn Nunningen Oberbuchsiten Oberdorf Obergerlafingen Obergösgen Oekingen Oensingen Olten Recherswil Rickenbach Riedholz Rodersdorf Rüttenen Schnottwil Schönenwerd Seewen Selzach Solothurn Subingen Trimbach Tscheppach Walterswil Wangen bei Olten Welschenrohr Winznau Wisen Witterswil Wolfwil Zuchwil Zullwil

Other websites

• Official site Archived 2006-12-02 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
• Official statistics