Canton of Solothurn

Summary

Canton of Solothurn is a canton of Switzerland^[1]. It draws 485 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_switzerland category, ranking #23 of 28).^[2]

Key Facts

• Canton of Solothurn was a member of University of Teacher Education in Special Needs^[3].
• Canton of Solothurn is located in Switzerland^[4].
• Canton of Solothurn is located in Old Swiss Confederacy^[5].
• Canton of Solothurn is located in Helvetic Republic^[6].
• Canton of Solothurn is in the country of Switzerland^[7].
• Canton of Solothurn's instance of is recorded as canton of Switzerland^[8].
• Canton of Solothurn's capital is recorded as Solothurn^[9].
• Canton of Solothurn's official language is recorded as German^[10].
• Canton of Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Berne^[11].
• Canton of Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Aargau^[12].
• Canton of Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Basel-Landschaft^[13].
• Canton of Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Haut-Rhin^[14].
• Canton of Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Jura^[15].
• Canton of Solothurn's shares border with is recorded as Alsace^[16].
• Solothurn is named after Canton of Solothurn^[17].
• Canton of Solothurn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bucheggberg-Wasseramt^[18].
• Canton of Solothurn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dorneck-Thierstein^[19].
• Canton of Solothurn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Thal-Gäu^[20].
• Canton of Solothurn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Olten-Gösgen^[21].
• Canton of Solothurn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Solothurn-Lebern^[22].
• Canton of Solothurn's legislative body is recorded as Cantonal Council of Solothurn^[23].
• Canton of Solothurn is part of Northwestern Switzerland^[24].
• Canton of Solothurn is part of Espace Mittelland^[25].
• Canton of Solothurn's Commons category is recorded as Canton of Solothurn^[26].
• Canton of Solothurn's licence plate code is recorded as SO^[27].

Body

Geography

Canton of Solothurn is in the country of Switzerland^[7]. Located in include Switzerland^[4], a state^[28], in Switzerland^[29], founded in 1291^[30]; Old Swiss Confederacy^[5], a confederation^[31], in Switzerland^[32], founded in 1291^[33]; and Helvetic Republic^[6], a historical country^[34], in Helvetic Republic^[35], founded in 1798^[36]. Part of include Northwestern Switzerland^[24], a region^[37], in Switzerland^[38] and Espace Mittelland^[25], a greater region of Switzerland^[39], in Switzerland^[40].

Physical Characteristics

Canton of Solothurn covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+790.45'}^[41]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+432'}^[42]. Population counts include {'amount': '+273194'}^[43] and {'amount': '+286844'}^[44].

Designation and Status

Canton of Solothurn's instance of is recorded as canton of Switzerland^[8].

History and Context

1481 marks the founding of Canton of Solothurn^[45]. Solothurn is named after it^[17].

Why It Matters

Canton of Solothurn draws 485 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_switzerland category, ranking #23 of 28).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]