Solothurn
Imperial City of Solothurn |
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Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | |||||
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Capital | Solothurn | ||||
Government | Republic | ||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||
- | Founded | AD 14–37 | |||
- | Gained Reichsfreiheit | 1218 | |||
- | Allied with Bern | 1295 | |||
- | Swiss associate | 1353 | |||
- | Failed annexation by counts of Kyburg |
Night of 10 November 1382 |
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- | Full member of Swiss confederacy |
22 December 1481 |
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- | Joined Golden League | 5 October 1586 1648 | |||
- | Swiss independence recognised |
24 October 1648 |
The city of Solothurn (German: Solothurn, French: Soleure, Italian: Soletta, Romansh: Soloturn) is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The city also comprises the only municipality of the district of the same name.
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