Grenchen

Grenchen (French: Granges) is a city in the district Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Grenchen
Grenchen
Location of Grenchen
Grenchen
Grenchen
Coordinates: 47°11′N 7°24′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSolothurn
DistrictLebern
Government
  ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 15 members
  MayorStadtpräsident (list)
François Scheidegger FDP/PRD
(as of 2014)
Area
  Total26.08 km2 (10.07 sq mi)
Elevation
451 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[2]
  Total17,371
  Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
2540
SFOS number2546
Surrounded byArch (BE), Bettlach, Büren an der Aare (BE), Court (BE), Lengnau (BE), Romont (BE), Rüti bei Büren (BE), Selzach
Twin townsNeckarsulm (Germany), Sélestat (France)
Websitewww.grenchen.ch
SFSO statistics

With a population of around 16,000 people, it is one of the largest municipalities in the canton of Solothurn.

History

In the year 1000, a castle was built in Grenchen and was lived in for a few hundred years, but the name Grenchen was not first used until 1131. Its name comes from the Gallo-Romanic word graneca, which means by the grainery.

References

  1. "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

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