Grenchen

Also known as Grenchen SO

Grenchen (; ) is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Grenchen
Swiss town.municipality_type: city
Swiss town.image_photo: Grenchen waldrand.JPG
Swiss town.image_caption: Grenchen
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Grenchen-blazon.svg
Swiss town.canton: Solothurn
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-SO
Swiss town.district: Lebern
Swiss town.postal_code: 2540
Swiss town.municipality_code: 2546
Swiss town.area: 26.01
Swiss town.elevation: 451
Swiss town.populationof: June 2007
Swiss town.mayor: François Scheidegger
Swiss town.mayor_asof: 2014
Swiss town.mayor_party: FDP
Swiss town.mayor_title: Stadtpräsident
Swiss town.list_of_mayors: List of mayors of Grenchen

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Grenchen
Population: 754
Area: 26.03
Elevation: 451
Official website: www.grenchen.ch
Image: Grenchen waldrand.JPG
Dialing code: 032
Licence plate code: SO

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Commons category: Grenchen
postal code: 2540
P8168: Bles
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/2546

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History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Sights
Politics
Transport
Economy
Watch industry
Sport
Religion
Education
Notable people
Sport
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Grenchen (; ) is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

It is located at the foot of the Jura mountains between Solothurn and Biel/Bienne, approximately north of Bern. With over 16,000 inhabitants, it is one of the larger towns of the canton of Solothurn. The city is well known for its watch industry, that has been present for more than 150 years.