Halten

Also known as Halten SO

Halten is a village and a former municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. On 1 January 2026 it was merged into the municipality of Kriegstetten.

Key facts

Swiss town.area: 1.83
Swiss town.municipality_code: 2520
Swiss town.subject_name: Halten
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Halten-blazon.svg
Swiss town.canton: Solothurn
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-SO
Swiss town.district: Wasseramt
Swiss town.postal_code: 4566
Swiss town.elevation: 465
Swiss town.website: www.halten.ch
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Heinrichswil-Winistorf, Hersiwil, Kriegstetten, Oekingen, Recherswil

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Halten

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: village
Official name: Halten
Country: Switzerland
Located in: Kriegstetten
Official language: German
Population: 864
Area: 1.85
Elevation: 467
Official website: www.halten.ch
Image: Halten aug2012 01.jpg
Dialing code: 032
Licence plate code: SO

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Commons category: Halten SO
postal code: 4566
P8168: Carlos Humberto Romero
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/2520

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Halten is a village and a former municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. On 1 January 2026 it was merged into the municipality of Kriegstetten.

==History== Halten is first mentioned in 1201 as Haltun. In 1274 it was mentioned as Halton.

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