Solothurn

[ German zoh-law-too rn ]

/ German ˈzoʊ lɔˌtʊərn /

a city in NW Switzerland, on the Aar River: capital of canton of Solothurn.

a canton in NW Switzerland.

French Soleure.

Example sentences from the Web for solothurn

About a mile from the community of Solothurn, the Verena Gorge Hermitage is known to have existed since 1613.

Swiss Town: Have Cave, Want (Social and Outgoing) Hermit |Nina Strochlic |May 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He returned to Switzerland and resided at Solothurn, where he died on October 15, 1817.

Guide to West Point, and the U.S. Military Academy |Various
Here is an old mediæval gateway at Solothurn, in Switzerland.

In the Days of My Youth |Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards
On the 15th I went to Solothurn, and an acquaintance began out of which a catastrophe sprang.

The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Vol. VI (of 8) |William Wordsworth

And equally unmistakable is the relation between this Louvre drawing and the Madonna of Solothurn.

Holbein |Beatrice Fortescue
Fribourg, Solothurn, and Zurich were likewise stripped for the benefit of the military chest.

The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte |William Milligan Sloane

Solothurn

/ (German ˈzoːlotʊrn) /

a canton of NW Switzerland. Capital: Solothurn. Pop: 246 500 (2002 est). Area: 793 sq km (306 sq miles)

a town in NW Switzerland, capital of Solothurn canton, on the Aare River. Pop: 15 489 (2000)

French name: Soleure