Messen

Also known as Messen SO

Messen is a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Balm bei Messen, Brunnenthal and Oberramsern merged into the municipality of Messen. thumb|250px|left|Messen

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Messen
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Messen.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Messen village
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Messen-blazon.svg
Swiss town.canton: Solothurn
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-SO
Swiss town.district: Bucheggberg
Swiss town.postal_code: 3254
Swiss town.municipality_code: 2457
Swiss town.area: 7.08
Swiss town.elevation: 505
Swiss town.website: www.messen.ch
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Balm bei Messen, Brunnenthal, Etzelkofen (BE), Mülchi (BE), Oberramsern, Rapperswil (BE), Ruppoldsried (BE), Scheunen (BE)

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Messen
Population: 1026
Area: 11.89
Elevation: 505
Official website: www.messen.ch
Image: BalmbeiMessen03.jpg
Dialing code: 031
Licence plate code: SO

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Commons category: Messen
postal code: 4588
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/2457

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History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Historic Population
Politics
Economy
Religion
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==History== Messen is first mentioned in 1223 as Messon. Balm bei Messen is first mentioned in 1254 as de Balmo. In 1275 it was mentioned as in Balm. Brunnenthal is first mentioned in 1387 as Wernher von Brunnental. In 1396 it was mentioned as Brunental. Oberramsern is first mentioned in 1276 as Rambsern though this comes from a 17th-century copy of the original. In 1318 it was mentioned as Ramserron superiori.