What is the population of Härkingen, Solothurn?

Härkingen has a population of approximately 1,769 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Härkingen, Solothurn located?

Härkingen is located in Solothurn, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 47.3070°, 7.8160°.

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Härkingen

Total population

1,769

Elevation430 m

Land area5.51 km²

Coordinates47.31°, 7.82°

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

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City facts

Elevation

430 m

Area

5.51 km²

Official website

www.haerkingen.ch

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Härkingen is a municipality in the district of Gäu in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

History & geography

History

Härkingen is first mentioned in 1080 as quendam comitatum nomine Härichingen in pago Buchsgeowe situm (Kopie). In 1101 it was mentioned as 03 apud Harichingen.

Geography

Härkingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 51.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 27.6% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 5.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 8.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 7.1% of the area Out of the forested land, 20.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 44.9% is used for growing crops and 5.5% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. The municipality is located in the Gäu district, in the Dünnern valley south of the division of the A1 and A2 motorways.

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Geography

Latitude

47.3070

Longitude

7.8160

Water area

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Solothurn

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.43

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,254

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

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Public attention

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Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

rooting shank

Oudemansiella radicata

Many-seeded Goosefoot

Pseudeuophrys lanigera

Seen 2026-09-18

Dotted Stem Bolete

Neoboletus erythropus

Seen 2026-09-17

European False Blusher

Amanita excelsa

Seen 2026-09-16

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr: 2402
Population (Wikidata): 1,644
Wikidata: Q66399

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
• BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771