Solothurn is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains… See more

The oldest finds from Solothurn probably date from the Paleolithic era. The remains of a Mesolithic camp were discovered in 1986 during renovations of the former Kino Elite building. From the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age, … See more

Solothurn has an area, as of 2009 , of 6.28 square kilometers (2.42 sq mi). Of this area, 1.42 km (0.55 sq mi) or 22.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.17 km (0.066 sq mi) or 2.7% is forested. Of the rest of the l… See more