Olten is a common Suisse of the Canton of Soleure, located in the District of Olten.

Geography

Olten is more the big city of the canton. The old city is located very close to the Aar, on a small rock solid mass.

History

This crossing point of the Aar was already populated at the age of the stone. Olten is one of the eight cities rested by the counts of Frobourg.

Economy

• Munzinger, manufactures of felt
• Atel, group of electricity
• alternate Banque LOW

Transport

Olten is an important rail junction: five lines of the CF radiate starting from its main station. On the last quay of this one, a plate indicates kilometer zero and recalls that the Swiss railway network was measured starting from this place.

• Railway line CF Basle - Lucerne - Chiasso
• Railway line CF Bern - Zurich
• Railway line CF Bienne - Zurich
• Lines of bus for Schönenwerd, Sissach, Kestenholz, Niedergösgen, Egerkingen
• Highway A1 Geneva - St Margrethen, left 46

Personalities

• Bernhard Hammer, federal ex-adviser, former president of the Confederation
• Martin J. Munzinger, federal ex-adviser
• Paul Hermann Müller, Nobel Prize of chemistry
• Peter Bichsel, writer
• Martin Diseli, painter
• Franz Hohler, humorist and author
• Gody Schmutz, ex-runner professional cyclist

Sports

• HC Olten

Museums

• Museum of the securities
• Museum of the fine arts.
• historical Museum

Curiosities

• municipal Church with pilasters baroques.

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