kids encyclopedia robot

Grenchen facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Grenchen
Grenchen
Grenchen
Coat of arms of Grenchen
Coat of arms
Grenchen is located in Switzerland
Grenchen
Grenchen
Location in Switzerland
Grenchen is located in Canton of Solothurn
Grenchen
Grenchen
Location in Canton of Solothurn
Country Switzerland
Canton Solothurn
District Lebern
Area
 • Total 26.03 km2 (10.05 sq mi)
Elevation
451 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2020 )
 • Total 17,577
 • Density 675.26/km2 (1,748.9/sq mi)
Postal code
2540
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.


Images for kids

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Grenchen para niños

kids search engine
Grenchen Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.