Breitenbach, Switzerland

Breitenbach
Coat of arms of Breitenbach
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Breitenbach is located in Switzerland
Breitenbach
Breitenbach
Breitenbach is located in Canton of Solothurn
Breitenbach
Breitenbach
Coordinates: 47°25′N 7°33′E / 47.417°N 7.550°E / 47.417; 7.550
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSolothurn
DistrictThierstein
Area
 • Total
6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Elevation
392 m (1,286 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
3,854
 • Density560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
4226
SFOS number2613
ISO 3166 codeCH-SO
Surrounded byBrislach (BL), Büsserach, Fehren, Himmelried, Nunningen, Wahlen bei Laufen (BL), Zullwil
Twin townsGrossbreitenbach (Germany)
Websitewww.breitenbach.ch
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Breitenbach (High Alemannic: Bräitebach) is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. There are two train stations near Breitenbach, the main being in Laufen and the other in Zwingen. As with most of Switzerland, there are Postauto buses which take people to surrounding cities and to and from the train station. Schweizerdeutsch (Swiss-German) in Breitenbach closely resembles that of Baseldeutsch (Basel-German).

Breitenbach
  1. ^ a b "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.