Solothurn is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
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10 Facts About Solothurn
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Solothurn is first mentioned in 219 as vico salod[uro] on the so-called Eponastein.
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In 1344 Solothurn acquired the right to appoint their own Schultheiss from the Count of Buchegg, which was confirmed by Emperor Charles IV in 1360.
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Early Modern Period in Solothurn ended, as in the rest of Switzerland, with the French invasion in 1798.
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Solothurn is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains.
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Municipalities of Biberist, Derendingen, Luterbach, Bellach, Langendorf and Solothurn are considering a merger at a date in the future into the new municipality of with an, as of 2011, undetermined name.
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In 1980, Solothurn was awarded the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage.
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Solothurn is home to 18 structures that are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.
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The education system in the Canton of Solothurn allows young children to attend two years of non-obligatory Kindergarten.
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Canton of Solothurn was the eleventh to become part of the Swiss Confederation.
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