Matzendorf

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Matzendorf

Total population

1,298

Coordinates47.31°, 7.63°

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

Overview

Matzendorf is a municipality in the district of Thal in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Otto Morach

Swiss artist (1887-1973)

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Ruedi Wyss

Swiss trumpeter, composer, conductor and musicologist (1932-2007)

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Walther von Wartburg

Swiss philologist and lexicographer (1888–1971)

Arnold Rikli

Swiss physician (1823–1906)

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Anton Hänggi

Swiss Catholic bishop and theologian (1917-1994)

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Ernst Good

Swiss alpine skier

Michael Kurt

canoeist

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Casimir Meister

Swiss composer (1869-1941)

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Susanne Stöcklin-Meier

Swiss author

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Helene Roth

Swiss painter (1887-1966)

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Hausi Straub

Swiss composer (1928–2024)

Alfred Roth

Swiss architect (1903-1998)

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Martin Oeggerli

Swiss photographer

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Lorenz Schindelholz

bobsledder

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Richard Friedli

Swiss university teacher

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Walter Lüthi

Swiss pastor (1901-1982)

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

Nearby places in Solothurn

• Balsthal
  3.1 mi away · pop. 5,836
• Oensingen
  4.1 mi away · pop. 6,636
• Mümliswil
  4.3 mi away
• Beinwil SO
  4.4 mi away · pop. 271
• Hubersdorf
  4.7 mi away · pop. 740
• Niederwil SO
  4.7 mi away
• Balm b. Günsberg
  5 mi away · pop. 190
• Flumenthal
  5.1 mi away · pop. 941
• Meltingen
  5.9 mi away · pop. 645
• Kestenholz
  6.1 mi away · pop. 1,739
• Holderbank SO
  6.1 mi away · pop. 753
• Nunningen
  6.1 mi away · pop. 1,973

Browse all places in Solothurn →

Recently spotted species

common heather

Calluna vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-20

Willow Beauty

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Seen 2026-09-17

Small Elephant Hawkmoth

Deilephila porcellus

Seen 2026-09-17

Angle Shades

Phlogophora meticulosa

Seen 2026-09-16

Lesser Yellow Underwing

Noctua comes

Seen 2026-09-16

Autumn Crocus

Colchicum autumnale

Seen 2026-09-16

Hard Rush

Juncus inflexus

Seen 2026-09-16

bird's-nest orchid

Neottia nidus-avis

Seen 2026-09-16

maidenhair spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

Seen 2026-09-16

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

Official Identifiers