Erlinsbach SO

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Erlinsbach SO

Total population

3,327

Coordinates47.40°, 8.01°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Erlinsbach is a municipality in the district of Gösgen in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It was formed from the union on January 1, 2006 of Niedererlinsbach and Obererlinsbach.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Paul Hermann Müller

Swiss chemist (1899-1965)

Werner Munzinger

Swiss explorer, administrator and linguist (1832-1875)

Josef Munzinger

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1791-1855)

Lilian Uchtenhagen

Swiss politician and economist (1928–2016)

Emil Strub

Swiss railway pioneer (1858-1909)

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Hans Gerny

Ildefons von Arx

Swiss librarian and regional historian (1755-1833)

Max Waldmeier

Swiss astronomer, solar researcher and professor at ETH Zurich (1912–2000)

Leo Schürmann

Swiss politician (1917–2002)

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Otto Wirz

Swiss opinion journalist and writer (1877-1946)

Beda Allemann

Swiss literary critic and essayist (1926-1991)

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Bruno Heim

diplomat, Catholic priest, Catholic bishop (1911-2003)

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Siegfried Heinimann

Swiss romanist (1917–1996)

Hans Künzi

Swiss mathematician and politician (1924-2004)

Gökhan İnler

Turkish-Swiss association football player (born 1984)

Anna Heer

Swiss physician (1863-1918)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Solothurn

• Stüsslingen
  1.7 mi away · pop. 1,034
• Gretzenbach
  2.9 mi away · pop. 2,531
• Obergösgen
  3.5 mi away · pop. 2,151
• Winznau
  4.2 mi away · pop. 1,807
• Mahren
  4.3 mi away
• Dulliken
  4.3 mi away · pop. 4,765
• Starrkirch-Wil
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,660
• Walterswil
  5.4 mi away · pop. 632
• Trimbach
  5.5 mi away · pop. 6,454
• Olten
  5.9 mi away · pop. 17,280
• Hauenstein-Ifenthal
  7.1 mi away · pop. 315
• Wangen
  7.5 mi away · pop. 4,906

Browse all places in Solothurn →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-10-15

Cabbage Bug

Eurydema oleracea

Seen 2026-10-15

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Seen 2026-10-14

Variegated Lady Beetle

Hippodamia variegata

Seen 2026-10-14

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle

Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

Seen 2026-10-14

Cinnamon Sedge

Limnephilus lunatus

Seen 2026-10-14

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Seen 2026-10-14

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-10-13

Eyed Ladybird Beetle

Anatis ocellata

Seen 2026-10-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).