Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen

Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen is a municipality in the district of Thal in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Gänsbrunnen and Welschenrohr merged to form the new municipality of Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen.[1]

Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen
Municipality in Switzerland
Welschenrohr village
Location of Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen
Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen
Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen
Coordinates: 47°16′N 7°28′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSolothurn
DistrictThal
Area
 • Total11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Elevation
732 m (2,402 ft)
Population
 (December 2019)
 • Total82
 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
4716
SFOS number2430
Surrounded byCorcelles (BE), Court (BE), Crémines (BE), Eschert (BE), Grandval (BE), Herbetswil, Oberdorf, Seehof (BE), Selzach
Websitewebsite missing
SFSO statistics

History

Gänsbrunnen

Gänsbrunnen is first mentioned in 1428.[2]

Welschenrohr

Welschenrohr is first mentioned in 1179 as Rore.[3] An important watch manufacturing place up to the 1960s, its economy was heavily affected by the late 1960s watch crisis. Now, its economy specializes in fine mechanics.

Demographics

The new municipality has a population (as of December 2019) of 1,158.[4]

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[5]

References
  1. "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden". bfs.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. Gänsbrunnen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  3. Welschenrohr in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 27 April 2016
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