Canton of Solothurn
Canton of Solothurn
Kanton Solothurn (German) Canton of Soleure | |
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Joined | 1481 |
Languages | German |
Website | www |
The canton of Solothurn or canton of Soleure (German: Kanton Solothurn; Romansh: Chantun Soloturn; French: Canton de Soleure; Italian: Canton Soletta) is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the northwest of Switzerland. The capital is Solothurn.
History
The foundation of the village of Salodurum took place in the time of the Roman emperor
Geography
The canton is located in the north-west of Switzerland. To the west and south lie the cantons of
Political subdivisions
Districts
From 2005, Solothurn's ten districts are merged pairwise into five electoral districts, termed Amtei. From 2005, the districts have only a statistical significance.
- Bucheggberg, Amtei Wasseramt-Bucheggberg
- Dorneck, Amtei Dorneck-Thierstein (unofficially Schwarzbubenland)
- Gäu, Amtei Thal-Gäu
- Gösgen, Amtei Olten-Gösgen (unofficially Niederamt)
- Lebern, Amtei Solothurn-Lebern
- Olten, Amtei Olten-Gösgen
- Solothurn, Amtei Solothurn-Lebern
- Thal, Amtei Thal-Gäu
- Thierstein, Amtei Dorneck-Thierstein
- Wasseramt, Amtei Wasseramt-Bucheggberg
Municipalities
There are 125 municipalities in the canton (As of 2009[update]).[4]
Demographics
The population is mostly
Historical population
The historical population is given in the following table:
Historic Population Data[7] | ||||
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Year | Total Population | Swiss | Non-Swiss | Population share of total country |
1850 | 69 674 | 68 741 | 933 | 2.9% |
1880 | 80 362 | 78 153 | 2 209 | 2.8% |
1900 | 100 762 | 96 562 | 4 200 | 3.0% |
1950 | 170 508 | 164 172 | 6 336 | 3.6% |
1970 | 224 133 | 189 828 | 34 305 | 3.6% |
2000 | 244 341 | 201 877 | 42 464 | 3.4% |
2020 | 277,462 | 3.2% |
Economy
Up to the 19th century agriculture was the main economic activity in the canton. Agriculture is still of importance, but manufacturing and the service industry are now more significant. The industries of the canton are specialized in
The canton is home to the
Politics
Federal election results
Percentage of the total vote per party in the canton in the Federal Elections 1971-2015[8] | ||||||||||||||
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Party | Ideology | 1971 | 1975 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | |
FDP.The Liberalsa
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Classical liberalism | 34.3 | 38.7 | 39.0 | 37.2 | 36.3 | 32.8 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 24.0 | 21.0 | 18.4 | 21.2 | |
CVP/PDC/PPD/PCD | Christian democracy | 27.7 | 26.0 | 27.6 | 26.7 | 25.1 | 22.2 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.0 | 20.4 | 17.9 | 14.8 | |
SP/PS | Social democracy | 26.3 | 31.4 | 28.4 | 27.8 | 22.3 | 19.8 | 24.2 | 27.2 | 25.4 | 19.5 | 18.3 | 20.0 | |
SVP/UDC | Swiss nationalism |
* b | * | * | * | * | * | 6.7 | 18.6 | 22.5 | 27.1 | 24.3 | 28.8 | |
Ring of Independents | Social liberalism | 7.2 | * | * | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | |
EVP/PEV | Christian democracy | * | * | * | * | * | 1.2 | * | * | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | |
GLP/PVL | Green liberalism | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 5.0 | 3.5 | |
BDP/PBD | Conservatism | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 4.4 | 3.4 | |
PdA/PST-POP/PC/PSL | Socialism | * | * | 1.0 | * | 0.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
POCH | Progressivism | * | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
GPS/PES | Green politics | * | * | * | * | * | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 5.6 | |
SD/DS | National conservatism | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | 2.8 | * | * | 0.4 | 0.4 | * | |
EDU/UDF | Christian right | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
FPS/PSL | Right-wing populism | * | * | * | * | 4.9 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 1.3 | * | * | * | * | |
Other | * | 0.6 | * | 0.9 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | * | * | 2.3 | 1.0 | ||
Voter participation % | 64.2 | 64.1 | 56.9 | 60.7 | 60.8 | 56.1 | 48.3 | 50.0 | 47.4 | 50.7 | 51.7 | 50.2 |
- ^a FDP before 2009, FDP.The Liberals after 2009
- ^b "*" indicates that the party was not on the ballot in this canton.
Transport
The canton has good connections with other parts of Switzerland, both by rail and by road. There is a railway junction at Olten with direct trains to Geneva, Zürich, Basel and the Ticino via Lucerne.
Notes and references
- ^ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ^ a b "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Statistik, Bundesamt für (21 January 2021). "Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) nach Grossregion und Kanton - 2008-2018 | Tabelle". Bundesamt für Statistik (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Liste officielle des communes de la Suisse - 01.01.2008". Office fédéral de la statistique. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
- ^ Federal Department of Statistics (2004). "Wohnbevölkerung nach Religion". Archived from the original (Interactive Map) on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
- ^ Federal Department of Statistics (2008). "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeit, Geschlecht und Kantonen". Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on December 15, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
- ^ "Solothurn (Kanton)". Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (in German). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Nationalratswahlen: Stärke der Parteien nach Kantonen (Schweiz = 100%) (Report). Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
External links
- Official site (in German)
- Official statistics
- Coolidge, William Augustus Brevoort (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). pp. 358–359.