Solothurn

Solothurn is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn[?] in Switzerland. The city is Switzerland's largest Baroque City. The old town was built between 1530 and 1792 and shows an architectural combination of Italian Grandezza, French style and Swiss ideas.

Table of contents 1 Geography 2 Sights 3 History 4 Links

Geography

Situated at the river Aare.

Sights

• Old town
• Clock tower
• Churches: St. Ursenstifts[?]
• Weissenstein (Mountain near Solothurn)Web-Site Weissenstein, in German (http://www.alponte.ch/weissenstein/pages_de/)

History

14 - 37 foundation of the celtic Salodurum

932 foundation of the St. Ursenstifts (Burgundian King Bertha)

1218 Solothurn becomes a free city

1481 Solothurn becomes a new member of the old Switzerland

1530 - 1792 the French Ambassador has his seat in Solothurn

Links

• Web-Site of Solothurn, in german (http://egs.solothurn.ch)

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