Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen
Municipality
Welschenrohr village
Welschenrohr village
Coat of arms of Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen
Coat of arms
Location of Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen
Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen is located in Switzerland
Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen
Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen
Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen is located in Canton of Solothurn
Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen
Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen
Coordinates: 47°16′N 7°28′E / 47.267°N 7.467°E / 47.267; 7.467
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSolothurn
DistrictThal
Area
 • Total11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Elevation
732 m (2,402 ft)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • Total83
 • Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
4716
SFOS number2430
Surrounded byCorcelles (BE), Court (BE), Crémines (BE), Eschert (BE), Grandval (BE), Herbetswil, Oberdorf, Seehof (BE), Selzach
Websitehttps://welschenrohr.ch/
SFSO statistics

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]

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.

Wisent rewilding

From September 2022, at least five European bisons will live in semi-freedom, within a large enclosure that is accessible by existing hiking paths. The long-term project near the Sollmatt farm will monitor how the bison cope with the local landscape and climate, and decide whether releasing the large animals into the Swiss Jura Mountains is feasible.

Geography

One of the largest continuous forested areas of Switzerland is located on the north slope of the Weissenstein mountain, and is partly located on the area of Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen.

Demographics

The new municipality has a population (as of December 2020) of 1,158.[4]

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden". bfs.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Gänsbrunnen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  3. ↑ Welschenrohr in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 27 April 2016
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