Solothurn (Vorstadt)
District of Solothurn
in Bezirk Solothurn of Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland
-
Grenchen Airport (6 mi) - Bern Belp Airport (20 mi)
-
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (26 mi) - Neuchatel Airport (36 mi)
- Fontaine Airport (40 mi)
- Montbéliard-Courcelles Airport (40 mi)
- Buochs Airport (44 mi)
- Zürich Airport (51 mi)
- Colmar-Houssen Airport (63 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (95 mi)
-
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (111 mi) -
Malpensa International Airport (123 mi) - Torino / Caselle International Airport (139 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
-
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 32 mi) - La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Strasbourg – Grande île (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Zoo Basel (zoo, (24 mi)
- Tierpark Reinach (zoo, (20 mi)
- Tierpark Langenthal (zoo, (12 mi)
- Zoo Jurassien Siky-Ranch (zoo, (6 mi)
- Bärenpark Bern (zoo, (18 mi)
- Tierpark Dählhölzli Bern (zoo, (19 mi)
- Erlebniswelt Seeteufel (zoo, (12 mi)
- Tierpark Weihermätteli (zoo, (21 mi)
- Rene Strickler's Raubtierpark (zoo, (3 mi)
- Voliere Solothurn (zoo, (0 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 47.208 and 7.537 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 47° 12' 28" and E 7° 32' 13"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 02:49 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:20 am and 8:34 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Explore Solothurn (Vorstadt)
The district Solothurn (Vorstadt) of Solothurn in Bezirk Solothurn (Canton of Solothurn) is located in Switzerland about 18 mi north of Bern, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Wangen an der Aare, Laufen, Delemont, Ostermundigen and Bern. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 51% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 92% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
15°C (60 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
18°C (64 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
18°C (65 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
La Couronne Hotel Restaurant
H4 Hotel Solothurn
Park Forum Wylihof
Hotel Roter Ochsen
Hotel an der Aare Swiss Quality
Zunfthaus zu Wirthen
Ambassador
Roter Turm
Baseltor
Villa Linde
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Umbau Stadttheater Solothurn
Im Sommer 2013 hat ERNE mit der Gesamtsanierung des Stadttheaters Solothurn begonnen. Ein spannendes und herausforderndes Projekt. Schau selbst!
Flashmob Heiratsantrag | Solheure Solothurn | Irene & Jonas
Ich habe meine Freundin Irene mit einem Musikflashmob überrascht und ihr anschliessend einen Antrag gemacht... ;-) Viel vergnügen beim anschauen.
Qualifikation MTB-Dirtjump, Bike Days Solothurn 2014
The Qualification of the MTB-Dirtjump Contest of the FMB Worldtour. The best rider from all over Europe compete in this spectular mountain bike contest. Matt Jones from the UK did win the Finals....
Solothurn the city, Switzerland
Sightseeing in solothurn the baroque city in switzerland. It's a short film about the places of interest in solothurn. (Solothurn die schönste Barockstadt der Schweiz). Places: kleine Schanze,...
Nationaler Pfaditag 2015 - Stadt Solothurn
Fotos Fasnacht Solothurn 2014
Fasnachtsfotos von schweiz-ferien.info und dann Musik auf der Gasse.
Team-Battle MTB-Dirtjump, Bike Days Solothurn, 2014
The MTB-Dirtjump Team-Battle at the Bike Days in Solothurn is a spectactular and fun contest with breathtaking jumps on the mountain bikes. The riders jump very close after each other and if...
Bootshafen Solothurn
Der Bootshafen befindet sich westlich der Stadt Solothurn.
über den Dächern von Solothurn
Blick über die Dächer von Solothurn. Ein besonderes Erlebnis, die Stadt von oben zu betrachten.
Circus KNIE démontage Solothurn 2014 (1)
Démontage du cirque national suisse KNIE le 13/08/14 à Solothurn (SO).
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners. 
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Emme (river)
The Emme is a river in Switzerland. It rises in the Alps between the peaks of Hohgant and Augstmatthorn in the canton of Bern. The Emme is 80 km long and flows through the Emmental and into the Aar below Solothurn. The drainage area is 983 km². The average discharge at the mouth is approximately 20 cubic metres per second. The maximum discharge can be up to 500 cubic metres per second. The Emme is known for its sudden variations in water discharge.
Fraubrunnen District
Fraubrunnen District was one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital was the municipality of Fraubrunnen. The district has an area of 124 km² and consists of 27 municipalities: ^a Population is as of December 2007, includes population and area of Ballmoos which merged into Jegenstorf in 2010
Wangen District
Wangen District was one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital was the municipality of Wangen an der Aare. The district had an area of 129 km² and consisted of 23 municipalities: ^a In 2009, the municipalities of Wanzwil and Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee became part of the municipality of Heimenhausen ^b In 2008 Oberönz became part of Herzogenbuchsee
Beinwil Abbey
Beinwil Abbey (Kloster Beinwil) was a Benedictine monastery in Beinwil in the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Bucheggberg District
Bucheggberg District is one of the ten districts of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland, situated to the southwest of the canton. Together with the Wasseramt District, it forms the Amtei (electoral district) of Wasseramt-Bucheggberg. It has a population of 7,565 (as of 31 December 2012).
Wasseramt District
Wasseramt District is one of the ten districts of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland, situated to the south of the canton. Together with the Bucheggberg District, it forms the Amtei (electoral district) of Wasseramt-Bucheggberg. It has a population of 49,093 (as of 31 December 2012).
Lebern District
Lebern District is one of the ten districts of the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, situated to the west of the canton. Together with the city of Solothurn, it forms the Amtei (electoral district) of Solothurn-Lebern. It has a population of 43,803 (as of 31 December 2012).
Burgäschisee
Burgäschisee is a lake near Aeschi in Switzerland, on the border of the cantons of Berne and Solothurn. The lake has a surface of 21 ha and a maximum depth of 36 m. In 1941 and 1943, the waterlevel was lowered by 2 m. The current surface elevation is 465 m.
Inkwilersee
Inkwilersee is a small lake on the border of the municipalities of Inkwil, Canton of Berne, and Bolken, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.1016 km².
Bellacher Weiher
Bellacher Weiher (also spelt Bellacherweiher, Bellacher-Weiher, or Weier) is a small lake at Bellach in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Its surface area is 3.3 ha. The pond was formed in 1548. Lake and surroundings are a nature preserve.
Jura-Sternwarte Grenchen
Jura-Sternwarte Grenchen (Jura Observatory Grenchen) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Stiftung Jura-Sternwarte. Built in 1976, it is located near Grenchen in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
Stadion Brühl
Stadion Brühl is a football stadium at Grenchen in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. It is the home ground of FC Grenchen since 1927. Its maximum capacity is 15,100. The annual Uhrencup tournament is held there.
Flumenthal Dam
The Flumenthal Dam is a regulating dam at Flumenthal, Switzerland, which was erected as the most important element of all the works of the Second Jura water correction. It was built to regulate the outflow of Seeland's three-lake hydrologic system as far downstream as Solothurn and the confluence with the river Emme River. It works in conjunction with the Regulating Dam Port at Seeland.
Grenchen Airport
Grenchen Airport is an airport serving Grenchen, a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Balm ruins
The Balm ruins are the remains of a fortified cave dwelling at the foot of Balmfluh in the Jura Mountains, in the municipality of Balm bei Günsberg in the Canton of Solothurn. It is that canton's only cave stronghold and one of the few in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Buchegg Castle
Buchegg Castle is a castle in the Swiss municipality of Kyburg-Buchegg in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Today's castle stands on the site of the former castle of the Counts of Buchegg. The original castle, first mentioned in 1267 as sub castro Buhecke, was burned by the Counts of Kyburg in 1383. In 1546, Solothurn built a square tower with a high hipped roof, on the site of the original castle. Until the 18th Century, it served as a prison. It was privatized in 1863.
Kantonsschule Solothurn
The Kantonsschule Solothurn is a gymnasium in the Swiss municipality of Solothurn. With approximately 1,800 students it is among the biggest schools in Switzerland. The current Pprincipal is Stefan Zumbrunn-Würsch.
Solothurn railway station
Solothurn railway station serves the municipality of Solothurn, the capital city of the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
Waldegg Castle
Waldegg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Blumenstein Castle
Blumenstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Solothurn of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Steinbrugg Castle
Steinbrugg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Solothurn of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Wangen an der Aare Castle
Wangen an der Aare Castle is a castle in the municipality of Wangen an der Aare of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Kunstmuseum Solothurn
The Kunstmuseum Solothurn or Art Museum Solothurn is an art museum in the Swiss city Solothurn.
Raymontpierre Castle
Raymontpierre Castle is a castle in the municipality of Vermes of the Canton of Jura in Switzerland. The castle is situated on a spur on the north slope of Mont Raimeux. The castle was built around 1594/96 by Georges Hugué de Raymontpierre, the châtelain of Delémont. His father had received the land as a fief from the Bishop of Basel in 1576. Between 1623 and 1809 it was owned by the Staal family, a noble family from Solothurn. The fortified mansion was eventually converted into a farmhouse.
Fraubrunnen Abbey
Fraubrunnen Abbey is a former Cistercian Abbey in the municipality of Fraubrunnen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
These districts also belong to Solothurn.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Solothurn.
- Unter Balmberg
- Vorder Hammer
- Oberes Bruggli
- Kipfberg
- Obersulzberg
- Untersulzberg
- Kappelenbad
- Kappelenstalden
- Hackligenhusli
- Untermuhleweg
- Obergrutt
- Gasseneuhus
- Gurmschhubel
- Huebbach
- Untergrat
- Ranfluhmatte
- Obere Werdthof
- Unterbarhegen
- Chaes u Brot
- Obertschappel
- Brausmattweid
- Fritzenhaus-Sonnberg
- Unterrafruti
- Unterer Sennhof
- Hinterreiferswil
- Oberreiferswil
- Unterer Geissbach
- Mittelwalsburg
- Obergyrstock
- Unterbrugglismatt
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Solothurn.
- Wangen an der Aare
- Laufen
- Delemont
- Ostermundigen
- Bern
- Waldenburg
- Biel/Bienne
- Arlesheim
- Taegertschi
- Liestal
- Basel
- Tenniken
- Kaenerkinden
- Langnau
- Zunzgen
- Grenzach-Wyhlen
- Sissach
- Olten
- Inzlingen
- Zofingen
- Loerrach
- Rheinfelden
- Eimeldingen
- Binzen
- Efringen-Kirchen
- Ruemmingen
- Fischingen
- Schallbach
- Thun
- Willisau
Solothurn, Solothurn (source)
Solothurn (Vorstadt): Stadt, Solothurn (Vorstadt) (source)
Weissenstein: Der Hausberg der Stadt, Weissenstein (source)
Weissenstein, Weissenstein (source)
Lüterkofen: Webcam − SO, Lüterkofen (source)
Solothurn: Steinbrugg, Solothurn (source)
Webcams provided by webcam.travel are under the copyright of their owners.
