Olten

Olten
Old town with covered bridge
Old town with covered bridge
Coat of arms of Olten
Location of Olten
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Olten is located in Switzerland
Olten
Olten
Olten is located in Canton of Solothurn
Olten
Olten
Coordinates: 47°21′N 7°54′E / 47.350°N 7.900°E / 47.350; 7.900
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSolothurn
DistrictOlten
Government
 • ExecutiveStadtrat
with 5 members
 • MayorStadtpräsident (list)
Thomas Marbet SPS/PSS
(as of August 2021)
 • ParliamentGemeindeparlament
with 50 members
Area
 • Total11.5 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Elevation
396 m (1,299 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total18,362
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
4600
SFOS number2581
ISO 3166 codeCH-SO
Surrounded byAarburg (AG), Boningen, Dulliken, Kappel, Rothrist (AG), Starrkirch-Wil, Trimbach, Wangen bei Olten, Winznau
Twin townsAltenburg (Germany)
Websiteolten.ch
SFSO statistics

Olten (High Alemannic: Oute) is a town in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland and capital of the district of the same name.

Olten grew into a town during the Middle Ages at the location of a bridge over the Aare. After a period of decline, it grew rapidly as a railway town in the 19th century. Its railway station is a major rail hub of Switzerland, located at the junction of lines to Zürich, Basel, Bern, and Lucerne, all of which are within 30 minutes by train, and the town is also home to a depot for Swiss Federal Railways.

  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.