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Explore Olten in Switzerland

Olten in the region of Solothurn with its 16,411 inhabitants is a place in Switzerland - some 35 mi or ( 56 km ) North-East of Berne , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Olten

Time in Olten is now 05:50 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zurich, Waldenburg, Rothrist, Murgenthal, and Küttigen. Since you are here already, consider visiting Zurich . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Olten ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

From Zürich City to Bern City /Switzerland/ Highway A1 /7,3X Speed / 03.2010

10:38 min by nils169
Views: 18453 Rating: 4.60

Route on Google Maps: tinyurl.com A1 7,3X Speed ..

52 8055 am Hauenstein

2:36 min by WoelkerVideo
Views: 8841 Rating: 5.00

Jubiläum "150 Jahre alte Hauensteinlinie" mit Sonderfahrten mit der Dampflok 52 8055 von Sissach über Läufelfingen nach Olten und zurück am 31.05.2008 und 01.06.2008 www.dlm-ag.ch -------------------- ..


LEGO Train (legocity)

0:57 min by David Käser
Views: 3361 Rating: 3.90

Funny Video from a LEGO City Town. Eine Runde mit dem Legozug machen. www.david-kaeser.ch ..

23 058

2:18 min by WoelkerVideo
Views: 3306 Rating: 5.00

Der Nostalgie-Rhein-Express www.nostalgie-rhein-express.ch fuhr mit der Dampflok 23 058 von Basel (CH) über Läufelfingen (CH) nach Luzern (CH). In diesem Film wird die Mitfahrt zwischen Rümmlingen und ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Olten railway station

Olten station is a major hub railway station in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, at the junction of lines to Zürich, Bern, Basel, Lucerne and Biel. As a result, Olten is a railway town and was also the site of the main workshop of the Schweizerische Centralbahn (German: Swiss Central Railway), which became a major workshop for the Swiss Federal Railways.

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Located at 47.35 7.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Olten, Railway stations in the canton of Solothurn, Swiss Federal Railways stations

Olten District

Olten District is one of the ten districts of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland, situated around the city of Olten. Together with the Gösgen District, it forms the electoral district of Olten-Gösgen. It has a population of 52,175 (as of 31 December 2012).

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Located at 47.35 7.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Districts of the canton of Solothurn

Aarburg Castle

Aarburg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Aarburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is located high above the Aarburg on a steep, rocky hillside. The castle was built around a medieval castle, which controlled the narrow point on the Aare river and served as the seat of Aarburg Vogt. It is classified as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Today it houses the Kantonale Jugendheim, for holding and rehabilitating juvenile offenders.

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Located at 47.32 7.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Castles in Aargau, Cultural property of national significance in Aargau

Frohburg Castle

Frohburg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Trimbach of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

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Located at 47.38 7.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Castles in the canton of Solothurn, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Solothurn

Wigger (river)

The Wigger (formerly also called Wiggeren) is a river in the Swiss cantons of Lucerne and Aargau. It is an important tributary of the river Aar. The Wigger is around 41 kilometers long and flows from south to north for most of its length. The largest city in the Wigger valley is Zofingen. The river rises from the north slope of the Napf in the canton of Lucerne near the border to the canton of Berne in a height of about 1300 meters. There it is called Enziwigger.

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Located at 47.32 7.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Geography of Aargau, Geography of the canton of Lucerne, Rivers of Switzerland, Tributaries of the Aar

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Olten

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