Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen
Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen | |
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 Welschenrohr village | |
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  Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen | |
| Coordinates: 47°16′N 7°28′E / 47.267°N 7.467°ECoordinates: 47°16′N 7°28′E / 47.267°N 7.467°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Solothurn |
| District | Thal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 732 m (2,402 ft) |
| Population (December 2019) | |
| • Total | 82 |
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 4716 |
| SFOS number | 2430 |
| Surrounded by | Corcelles (BE), Court (BE), Crémines (BE), Eschert (BE), Grandval (BE), Herbetswil, Oberdorf, Seehof (BE), Selzach |
| Website | https://welschenrohr.ch/ SFSO statistics |
Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen is a municipality in the district of Thal in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Gänsbrunnen and Welschenrohr merged to form the new municipality of Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen.[1]
History[]
Gänsbrunnen[]
Gänsbrunnen is first mentioned in 1428.[2]
Welschenrohr[]
Welschenrohr is first mentioned in 1179 as Rore.[3] An important watch manufacturing place up to the 1960s, its economy was heavily affected by the late 1960s watch crisis. Now, its economy specializes in fine mechanics.
Geography[]
Demographics[]
The new municipality has a population (as of December 2019) of 1,158.[4]
Historic Population[]
The historical population is given in the following chart:[5]
References[]
- ^ "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden". bfs.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Gänsbrunnen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Welschenrohr in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 27 April 2016
External links[]
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- Gänsbrunnen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Welschenrohr in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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