Solothurn | |
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Location of Solothurn  | |
  Solothurn  Solothurn | |
| Coordinates: 47°13′N 7°32′E / 47.217°N 7.533°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Solothurn |
| District | Solothurn |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 30 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident (list) Kurt Fluri FDP/PRD (as of March 2014) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
| • Total | 16,777 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 4500 |
| SFOS number | 2601 |
| Surrounded by | Bellach, Biberist, Feldbrunnen-Sankt Niklaus, Langendorf, Rüttenen, Zuchwil |
| Twin towns | Heilbronn (Germany), Kraków (Poland), Le Landeron (Switzerland) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Solothurn (German: Solothurn, French: Soleure, Italian: Soletta, Romansh: Soloturn) is a district and the capital of the Swiss canton of Solothurn. As of December 2016, 16,697 people lived there. It is the only municipality of the district of the same name.
