SOLOTHURN

zōˈlōtoorn, Fr. Soleure, canton (1993 pop. 234,900), 306 sq mi (793 sq km), NW Switzerland. Very irregular in shape, Solothurn lies mostly in the Jura Mts. It is an important road and rail center. Cereals are grown and cattle are raised in the fertile valley of the Aare River. Manufactures include watches, jewelry, cellulose, paper, cement, auto parts, cotton textiles, shoes, iron and steel products, and electrical-communications equipment. The population is mainly German-speaking and Roman Catholic. Industry is largely concentrated in the towns of Olten and Solothurn (1993 pop. 15,600), the capital. Situated on the Aare, Solothurn was a Roman settlement called Salodurum. It had been a free town of the Holy Roman Empire since 1218 and was admitted to the Swiss Confederation in 1481. Until 1797, Solothurn was the residence of the French ambassadors to the Swiss diet and a center of cultural life. The town retains much of its historic character. It has old fortifications, a 13th-century clock tower, a 15th-century town hall, and the 18th-century Cathedral of St. Ursus and St. Victor, the see of the bishop of Basel and Lugano.

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books on: Solothurn  - 253 results

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Military Deterrence in History: A Pilot Cross-Historical Survey
Book by Raoul Naroll, Vern L. Bullough, Frada Naroll; State University of New York Press, 1974
Subjects: Deterrence (Strategy), Military History
...Burgdorf, the Kiburg stronghold, and either Solothurn or Bern. Coded absent. Capital City...twenty-three kilometers, from Burgdorf to Solothurn is twenty-two kilometers. Both Bern and Solothurn were then on the frontier of the Kiburg...
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History of Switzerland, 1499-1914
Book by Wilhelm Oechsli, Eden Paul, Cedar Paul; Cambridge University Press, 1922
Subjects: Switzerland--History
...Schauenburg advanced from Bienne against Solothurn, and drove the surprised Bernese and Solothurn posts before him. Some of the Bernese battalions...were still holding out under the walls of Solothurn when at eleven in the forenoon the Solothurn...
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Switzerland
Book by Doré Ogrizek, J. G. Rufenacht; Whittlesey House, 1949
Subjects: Switzerland--Description And Travel--Guide-Books
...railway centers in Switzerland and Solothurn, the capital of the canton are the two cities in the canton of Solothurn. In the year 272 A. D. when the...on the river Aare where the city of Solothurn now stands. A legend relates that...
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Theodore Beza and the Quest for Peace in France, 1572-1598
Book by Scott M. Manetsch; Brill, 2000
Subjects: Beze, Theodore De--1519-1605, France--History--Wars Of The Huguenots, 1562-1598, Huguenots--History--16th Century
...unofficial partner in the Treaty of Solothurn ratified between Henri III and the Swiss cities of Bern and Solothurn. Fearing Savoys growing aggression...months, Henri III used the Treaty of Solothurn as political leverage in an effort...
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German Tragedy in the Age of Enlightenment
Book by Robert R. Heitner; University of California Press, 1963
Subjects: German Drama (Tragedy)--History And Criticism, German Drama--18th Century--History And Criticism
...rationalist. Das Gross-Muthig und Befreyte Solothurn . By Franz Jacob Hermann Solothurn, 1755 . 5 acts, Alexandrines. This drama...was performed in 1755 by leading citizens of Solothurn, owes its existence solely to a spirit of...
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Redesigning Political Governance: Reforms in Parliamentary Committees' Work in Switzerland
Journal article by Kuno Schedler, Philippe Mastronardi; Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 33, 2005
Subjects: Management research, Political reform--Case studies, Political reform--Research
...still leaves much room for improvement. Canton of Solothurn The canton of Solothurn, too, was among the first cantons to have carried...budget and administrative leadership, has the Solothurn model as a whole been jointly reworked (Mastronardi...
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Panacea or Pathetic Fallacy? the Swiss Ban on Minarets
Journal article by Lorenz Langer; Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 43, 2010
Subjects: Freedom of religion--Laws, regulations and rules, Human rights--Laws, regulations and rules, Judicial review--Laws, regulations and rules, Minarets--Laws, regulations and rules, Referendum--Laws, regulations and rules, Referendums--Laws, regulations and rules
...CAMPAIGN, AND OUTCOME The origins of the minaret initiative can be traced back to Wangen, a small community in the canton of Solothurn. There, a Turkish cultural association obtained permission in 2003 to use a building in the industrial area as a clubhouse...
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Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum (PIEF): International Theological Conference: "Promised Land"
Journal article; The Ecumenical Review, Vol. 60, 2008
Subjects: Bible and literature--Social aspects, Bible as literature--Social aspects, Biblical literature--Social aspects, Jewish Christians--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Jewish Christians--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Jewish-Muslim relations--Religious aspects, World Council of Churches--Aims and objectives, World Council of Churches--Conferences, meetings and seminars
...Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches and the Reformed Churches Bern-Jura-Solothurn, was convened to help different parts of the body of Christ join together...Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches Reformed Churches Bern-Jura-Solothurn
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Decentralized Taxation and the Size of Government: Evidence from Swiss State and Local Governments
Journal article by Lars P. Feld, Gebhard Kirchgassner, Christoph A. Schaltegger; Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 77, 2010
Subjects: Local government--Management, Local government--United States, Public sector--Management
...Thurgau 86.6 86 St. Gallen 115.5 79 Glarus 134.8 77 Solothurn 116.9 76 Bern 123.1 68 Luzern 119.0 64 Neuchatel 137...Ticino 30.8 Thurgau 29.1 St. Gallen 29.4 Glarus 29.1 Solothurn 28.2 Bern 37.3 Luzern 41.6 Neuchatel 36.2 Appenzell...
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Switzerland
Journal article by Peter Kamber; American Indian Quarterly, Vol. 17, 1993
Subjects: Indians Of Central America, Indians Of Mexico, Indians Of North America
...of the Indian painter Peter Rindisbacher (1806-1834) , Solothurn, Aere-Verlag, 1983. 28. Berne Historical Museum, Department...life and work of Rudolph Friedrich Kurz (1818-1871) , Solothurn: Aare-Verlag, 1984 is the definitive book on its subject...
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Costa Vece: Kunstmuseum Solothurn
Magazine article by Eva Scharrer; Artforum International, Vol. 45, November 2006
Subjects: Installations (Art)--Criticism and interpretation, Installations (Art)--Exhibitions, Vece, Costa--Criticism and interpretation, Vece, Costa--Exhibitions
Costa Vece: Kunstmuseum Solothurn. by Eva Scharrer In the picturesque baroque city of Solothurn, Costa Vece presented a dark take on the notions of cultural identity, religion, and Heimat (homeland), and, ultimately, on the very possibility...
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The 1848 Unification of Switzerland
Magazine article by David Birmingham; History Today, Vol. 45, September 1995
Subjects: Political culture--Switzerland, Swiss--History, Switzerland--History
...Zschokke, who witnessed these events, also spoke of rebellion in the Bernese Oberland, anarchy in Saint Gall, and mob rule in Solothurn. Time, he said in his work, Histoire de la Nation Suisse, (1860), had increased hatred, rather than weakening it...
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The Global Digital Divide
Magazine article by Wallys W. Conhaim; Information Today, Vol. 18, July 2001
Subjects: Conferences, International, Internet access, Social impact
...divide, as well as the current players and their actions. Ruddy is a senior fellow in international political economy at Solothurn University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. The advent of interactive communications technology (ICT), he...
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Letters
Magazine article; New Statesman, Vol. 132, May 12, 2003
...puts on opera, a concert hall, an excellent art museum, a natural history museum and a sports stadium. Helen Wallimann Solothurn, Switzerland I have lived and worked in Switzerland for more than 32 years, six and a half of them in retirement. I stayed...
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Policing the Alps
Magazine article by Alan Harman; Law & Order, Vol. 48, October 2000
Subjects: Anniversaries, History, Kantonspolizei-St Gallen Switzerland, Police, Switzerland
...be celebrating with St. Gallen in 2003, and the following year police in Basel-Stadt, Fribourg, Graubunden, Schwyz, Solothurn, Tessin, Uri and Zug will celebrate the 200-year mark. But police in Genf are the runaway winners of the age stakes...
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Businesses Rally to Aid Youngster's Struggle
Newspaper article; Sunshine Coast Sunday (Maroochydore, Australia), October 23, 2011
...Malenys businesses jumped on board to help. Within one week Solothurn Resort in Maleny donated a weekend away at one of their farmstay...incredible because it is a lot of hard work looking after Angus.a Solothurn Resort host Anna Hood said she was happy to help the family...
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ANDY WALKER: Empty Room Was a Swore Point for Tam
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), July 11, 2004
...bit more exotic than at Motherwell but the laughing and joking was the same. One of the most pleasant places I visited was Solothurn in Switzerland. The hotel was lovely, the training ground was a walk away and games were against local amateurs. We played...
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Football: Empty Room Was a Swore Point for Tam
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), July 11, 2004
...bit more exotic than at Motherwell but the laughing and joking was the same. One of the most pleasant places I visited was Solothurn in Switzerland. The hotel was lovely, the training ground was a walk away and games were against local amateurs. We played...
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Call Collect for Classic Craft; Serious Craft Work Is on Show Next Week at London's Premier Selling Exhibition. Collectors Are in for a Treat, Says Corinne Julius
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), January 31, 2007
...com) * Ane Christensen: Contemporary Applied Arts (020 7436 2344; www.caa.org.uk) * David Clarke: Galerie S O, Solothurn, Switzerland (00 41 32 623 35 44; www.klimt02.net /galleries) Exhibition details See Collect at the V A, South Kensington...
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DIET PILLS: DYING TO BE SLIM; They Claim to Take the Effort out of Slimming . but Weight[-Loss Drugs Being Sold Online to Thousands of British Women Can Cause Strokes, Panic Attacks and Worse ..
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 24, 2007
...packs taped to a piece of A4 paper and a prescription from Dr Thomas Wehrle MD, a specialist in internal medicine based in Solothurn, Switzerland. It advised me to read the approved labelling and manufacturers package insert for further information, especially...
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encyclopedia articles on: Solothurn  - 9 results

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Solothurn
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SOLOTHURN zo lotoorn, Fr. Soleure, canton...Switzerland. Very irregular in shape, Solothurn lies mostly in the Jura Mts. It is an...concentrated in the towns of Olten and Solothurn (1993 pop. 15,600), the capital...
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Switzerland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Schwyz , Glarus , Zug , Fribourg , Solothurn , Schaffhausen , Saint Gall , the Grisons...admission to the confederation of Fribourg, Solothurn, Basel, Schaffhausen, and Appenzell...Unterwalden, Zug, Fribourg, and Solothurn. National unity almost disappeared for...
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Kosciusko, Thaddeus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...to France, where after the fall of Napoleon he pleaded with Alexander I of Russia for Polish independence. He died in Solothurn, Switzerland, and is buried in Krakow. His devotion to liberty and Polish independence have made him one of the great Polish...
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Olten
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OLTEN ol t n, town (1990 pop. 17,805), Solothurn canton, N Switzerland, on the Aare River. It is an important rail center and has manufactures of machinery, motor vehicles...
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Jura , Canton, Switzerland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...3,256 sq mi (840 sq km), NW Switzerland. In the Jura Mts., bordered by the Swiss cantons of Bern on the south and Solothurn in the east and by France in the north and west. Its capital is Delemont, and its chief rivers are the Doubs and Birs...
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