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

~15 min read

Article

16 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Sights
Politics
Transport
Economy
Watch industry
Sport
Religion
Education
Notable people
Sport
References
External links

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.