Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen
Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen is a municipality in the district of Thal in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Gänsbrunnen and Welschenrohr merged to form the new municipality of Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen.[1]
Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen | |
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 Welschenrohr village | |
Location of Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen 
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| Coordinates: 47°16′N 7°28′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Solothurn |
| District | Thal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 732 m (2,402 ft) |
| Population (December 2019) | |
| • Total | 82 |
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 4716 |
| SFOS number | 2430 |
| Surrounded by | Corcelles (BE), Court (BE), Crémines (BE), Eschert (BE), Grandval (BE), Herbetswil, Oberdorf, Seehof (BE), Selzach |
| Website | website missing SFSO statistics |
History
Gänsbrunnen
Gänsbrunnen is first mentioned in 1428.[2]
Welschenrohr
Welschenrohr is first mentioned in 1179 as Rore.[3] An important watch manufacturing place up to the 1960s, its economy was heavily affected by the late 1960s watch crisis. Now, its economy specializes in fine mechanics.
Demographics
The new municipality has a population (as of December 2019) of 1,158.[4]
References
- "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden". bfs.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- Gänsbrunnen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Welschenrohr in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 27 April 2016
External links
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- Gänsbrunnen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Welschenrohr in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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