Grenchen

Grenchen
Grenchen
Grenchen
Coat of arms of Grenchen
Location of Grenchen
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Grenchen is located in Switzerland
Grenchen
Grenchen
Grenchen is located in Canton of Solothurn
Grenchen
Grenchen
Coordinates: 47°11′26″N 7°23′47″E / 47.19056°N 7.39639°E / 47.19056; 7.39639
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSolothurn
DistrictLebern
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 15 members
 • MayorStadtpräsident (list)
François Scheidegger FDP/PRD
(as of 2014)
Area
 • Total
26.08 km2 (10.07 sq mi)
Elevation
451 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
17,371
 • 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
ISO 3166 codeCH-SO
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
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Grenchen (French: Granges) is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

It is located at the foot of the Jura mountains between Solothurn and Biel/Bienne, approximately 25 km (16 mi) north of Bern. With over 16,000 inhabitants, it is one of the larger towns of the canton of Solothurn. The city is well known for its watch industry, that has been present for more than 150 years.

Grenchen was the 2008 winner of the Wakker Prize for architectural heritage.

Jura-Sternwarte Grenchen is located at Grenchen.

  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.