Olten
Olten is a city in the district Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Olten
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| Coordinates: 47°21′N 7°54′E / 47.350°N 7.900°ECoordinates: 47°21′N 7°54′E / 47.350°N 7.900°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Solothurn |
| District | Olten |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ernst Zingg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.50 km2 (4.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) |
| Population (December 2003) | |
| • Total | 16,665 |
| • Density | 1,449.1/km2 (3,753.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 4600 |
| Surrounded by | Aarburg (AG), Boningen, Dulliken, Kappel, Rothrist (AG), Starrkirch-Wil, Trimbach, Wangen bei Olten, Winznau |
| Twin towns | Altenburg (Germany) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Demographics
Olten has a population of 19209 people as of December 2019. Of this, 31.4% are foreigners.
Transport
Train
Olten is a main SBB hub. The SBB Cargo Hub is located near the station of Olten. The Olten railway station has lines connecting outside of Switzerland. They come from Germany, and Italy.
Bus
The Bus Betrieb Olten Gösgen Gäu (BOGG) currently operates in Olten.
Air
Olten has a grass paved airport. It is only used for leisure. Gliders usually take off there, but sometimes small planes also take off there.
Education
Olten has a Gymnasium (Higher Secondary School) and a Fachhochschule (literally meaning Subject High School). Olten has 4 Primary schools and 1 Secondary school. It also has a Music school.
Olten Media
Peasant woman from Olten in traditional costume (c. 1800).
Aerial view from 400 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)
The river Aare at the old city of Olten
Alpiq (formerly Atel) building at the river Aare in Olten, canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
Stadthaus von Olten
Bell tower of the Saint Paul's Church, a Reformed Church, in Olten
Olten's biggest religious building: the catholic Saint Martin's Church
Kantonsschule Olten
Paul Hermann Müller, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1948
References
Other websites
Media related to Olten at Wikimedia Commons
