Kappel SO

SO is the abbreviation for the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Kappel .

Chapel
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Solothurn (SO)
District :	Olten
BFS no. :	2580
Postal code :	4616
Coordinates :	631 099  /  241652 coordinates: 47 ° 19 '30 "  N , 7 ° 51' 0"  O ; CH1903:  631099  /  241652
Height :	425  m above sea level M.
Height range :	404–690 m above sea level M.
Area :	5.10  km²
Residents:	3239 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	635 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.kappel.ch
View of Kappel (from below the church in Hägendorf)
Location of the municipality

Kappel is a municipality in the Olten district in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland .

geography

Aerial photo (1970)

The village of Kappel is part of the Untergäu , nestled between the southern foot of the Jura and the Born at 425 m above sea level. Of the 509 hectares of community area, 249 hectares are forest, 176 hectares are agricultural land and 82 hectares are settlement areas.

In Kappel, 47% of the municipal area is forest. 200 hectares of which are owned by the Kappel community . In the Bürgerwald there are around 90,000 trees with a diameter of more than 8 cm and a wood mass of around 57,000 cubic meters of wood.

The Born

→ Main article : Born (mountain)

The Born is a 719 m high hill in the pre-Jura range. The landmark of the municipality of Kappel stands on the Born. A small romantic chapel from 1866. 26 species of trees grow on the Born.

traffic

Kappel is opened up with a bus line , which Olten in half hour starts up. There is also a Swiss Federal Railways stop in the neighboring municipality of Hägendorf . Kappel can also be reached quickly by car, as it is located between the A1 / A2 Oensingen and Oftringen motorway slip roads . There is a bus connection to Olten every half hour ( bus service Olten Gösgen Gäu ).

population

Population development
year	Residents
1837	550
1850	550
1900	532
1950	792
2007	2693
2013	3003

coat of arms

Blazon

A black hexagonal chapel with a white portal and three white windows in yellow on a black, white corrugated shield base; a black canopy over the portal

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Kappel SO

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  Kappel Church

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  Church, interior view

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  House in the center of the village

Web links

Commons : Kappel SO  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Kappel
• Urs Wiesli: Kappel (SO). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .