Breitenbach, Switzerland
Breitenbach | |
|---|---|
Location of Breitenbach | |
| Coordinates: 47°25′N 7°33′E / 47.417°N 7.550°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Solothurn |
| District | Thierstein |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 392 m (1,286 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 3,854 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 4226 |
| SFOS number | 2613 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SO |
| Surrounded by | Brislach (BL), Büsserach, Fehren, Himmelried, Nunningen, Wahlen bei Laufen (BL), Zullwil |
| Twin towns | Grossbreitenbach (Germany) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Breitenbach (High Alemannic: Bräitebach) is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. There are two train stations near Breitenbach, the main being in Laufen and the other in Zwingen. As with most of Switzerland, there are Postauto buses which take people to surrounding cities and to and from the train station. Schweizerdeutsch (Swiss-German) in Breitenbach closely resembles that of Baseldeutsch (Basel-German).