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Grenchen
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Grenchen
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Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | Solothurn | |
District | Lebern | |
Area | ||
• Total | 26.03 km2 (10.05 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft) | |
Population
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• Total | 17,577 | |
• Density | 675.26/km2 (1,748.9/sq mi) | |
Postal code |
2540
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Surrounded by | Arch (BE), Bettlach, Büren an der Aare (BE), Court (BE), Lengnau (BE), Romont (BE), Rüti bei Büren (BE), Selzach | |
Twin towns | Neckarsulm (Germany), Sélestat (France) |
Grenchen (French: Granges) is a city in the district Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
With a population of around 16,000 people, it is one of the largest municipalities in the canton of Solothurn.
History
In the year 1000, a castle was built in Grenchen and was lived in for a few hundred years, but the name Grenchen was not first used until 1131. Its name comes from the Gallo-Romanic word graneca, which means by the grainery.
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See also
In Spanish: Grenchen para niños
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