Solothurn: Facts & Figures
The life of a canton can also be expressed in figures, percentages, kilograms, population statistics or any other unit of measurement. These serve to track its development at many levels.
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Berner Zeitung Region Solothurn
Did you know…?
- since 1990, the Polish city of Cracow has been the official twin town of the city of Solothurn.
- 254,444 people live in the Canton of Solothurn. That means the Canton ranks twelfth in the population league of Swiss cantons.
- 490 of a total of 568 new buildings erected in the Canton in 2008 were private houses.
The figures keep coming
- The City of Solothurn was home to 15,733 inhabitants on 31 December 2009.
- 1000 B.C. was the time of the first human settlement in the area now occupied by the city of Solothurn.
- The resident population of the Canton of Solothurn rose by 0.5% last year.
