What is the population of Winznau, Solothurn?

Winznau has a population of approximately 1,807 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Winznau, Solothurn located?

Winznau is located in Solothurn, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 47.3657°, 7.9306°.

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Winznau

Total population

1,807

Elevation403 m

Land area3.94 km²

Coordinates47.37°, 7.93°

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

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City facts

Elevation

403 m

Area

3.94 km²

Official website

www.winznau.ch

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Winznau is a municipality in the district of Gösgen in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

History & geography

Geography

Winznau has an area, , of . Of this area, or 36.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 40.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 19.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 4.1% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.8% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 9.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.6%. Out of the forested land, 38.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 20.8% is used for growing crops and 13.5% is pastures and 1.5% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

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Geography

Latitude

47.3657

Longitude

7.9306

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Union army officer (1830–1907)

Ida Glanzmann-Hunkeler

Swiss politician

Friedrich Goll

Swiss neuroanatomist (1829-1903)

Thomas Vogel

Swiss journalist

Erich von Däniken

Swiss pseudoscientific writer and ufologist (1935–2026)

Paul Niggli

Swiss crystallographer and professor (1888-1953)

Werner Sutermeister

Swiss writer (1868-1939)

Adolf Welti

Swiss politician (1876-1951)

Andreas Urs Sommer

German philosopher (1972-)

Paul Arnold Walty

Swiss association football player (1881-1969)

Walther Geiser

Swiss composer (1897-1993)

Arnold Ringier

Swiss politician (1845-1923)

Bernd Kohlhepp

German musician and author

Friedrich Niggli

Swiss composer and music educator (1875-1959)

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

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.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Sun spurge

Euphorbia helioscopia

Seen 2026-09-24

Fries' Sawfly

Tenthredopsis friesei

Seen 2026-09-24

rooting shank

Oudemansiella radicata

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr: 2501
Population (Wikidata): 1,919
Wikidata: Q65588

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