Olten

Olten is a city in the district Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Municipality
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Coat of arms of Coat of arms
Location of Olten
Coordinates: 47°21′N 7°54′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.olten.ch SFSO statistics

Demographics

Olten has a population of 19209 people as of December 2019. Of this, 31.4% are foreigners.

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.

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Olten Railway station at night.

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).

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  Aerial view from 400 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)

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  The river Aare at the old city of Olten

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  Alpiq (formerly Atel) building at the river Aare in Olten, canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.

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  Stadthaus von Olten

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  Bell tower of the Saint Paul's Church, a Reformed Church, in Olten

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  Olten's biggest religious building: the catholic Saint Martin's Church

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  Kantonsschule Olten

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  Paul Hermann Müller, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1948

Other websites

Media related to Olten at Wikimedia Commons

• Official town website