Solothurn

The city of Solothurn is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

The Number 11

Solothurn has a special affinity to the number eleven.

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The Canton of Solothurn was the eleventh to become part of the Swiss Confederation. There are eleven churches and chapels, as well as eleven historical fountains and eleven towers. The St. Ursus cathedral has eleven altars and eleven bells, and the stairs in front of the cathedral have levels between every eleven steps.

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A local brewery has named itself Öufi, which is Swiss German for eleven, and produces a beer with the same name.

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