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Wisen SO

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Wisen SO

Total population

411

Coordinates47.39°, 7.89°

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City facts

Overview

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

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History & geography

Geography

Wisen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 54.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 40.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.1% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 36.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 8.2% is used for growing crops and 36.6% is pastures, while 2.3% is used for orchards or vine crops and 7.1% is used for alpine pastures.

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Geography

Latitude

47.3923

Longitude

7.8860

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

Fabio Leimer

Swiss racing driver

Ulrich Giezendanner

Ulrich Giezendanner

former member of National Council

Swiss photographer (1901-1953)

André Rötheli

Swiss ice hockey player

gymnast (1914-1989)

Bernhard Studer

Swiss artist (1832-1868)

Oskar Bider

Swiss aviation pioneer (1891–1919)

Swiss politician (1871-1948)

Swiss author (1833-1890)

German actor and film director (1899-1983)

Eduard von der Goltz

German Lutheran theologian (1870-1939)

Swiss politician (1825-1910)

Daniel Schneider

Swiss politician (1825-1910)

Ernst Börlin

Swiss politician (1905-1975)

Felix Heinimann

Swiss classical philologist (1915-2006)

Albert Schweizer

Albert Schweizer

Swiss painter (1885-1948)

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

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.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

39

Avg daily Wikipedia views

1

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

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Recently spotted species

Yellow-legged Hornet

Yellow-legged Hornet

Seen 2026-09-20

Southern Hawker

Southern Hawker

Seen 2026-09-20

Marmalade Hover Fly

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Darter

Sympetrum striolatum

Seen 2026-09-20

Square-spot Rustic

Square-spot Rustic

Xestia xanthographa

Seen 2026-09-19

Many-seeded Goosefoot

Many-seeded Goosefoot

Lipandra polysperma

Seen 2026-09-19

Strawberry clover

Strawberry clover

Trifolium fragiferum

Seen 2026-09-19

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Seen 2026-09-19

Eurasian Blackcap

Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Seen 2026-09-19

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

Events

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Sources

• Wikipedia
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