Balsthal

Also known as Balsthal SO, Balcetal, Palcivallis

Balsthal is a municipality in the district of Thal in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Balsthal
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Balsthal-blazon.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Balsthal Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Solothurn
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-SO
Swiss town.district: Thal
Swiss town.postal_code: 4710
Swiss town.municipality_code: 2422
Swiss town.area: 15.71
Swiss town.elevation: 489
Swiss town.website: balsthal.ch
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Holderbank, Laupersdorf, Mümliswil-Ramiswil, Niederbipp (BE), Oberbuchsiten, Oensingen

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Balsthal is a municipality in the district of Thal in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

==History== thumbnail|left|Woman shown in a traditional costume from Balsthal. Balsthal is first mentioned in 968 as Palcivallis. In 1255 it was mentioned as Balcetal.

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