Kestenholz

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This article deals with the Swiss community of Kestenholz; for other meanings see Kestenholz (disambiguation) .

Kestenholz
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Solothurn (SO)
District :	Gäu
BFS no. :	2403
Postal code :	4703
UN / LOCODE :	CH KSO
Coordinates :	623 873  /  236986 coordinates: 47 ° 17 '0 "  N , 7 ° 45' 15"  O ; CH1903:  623,873  /  236986
Height :	450  m above sea level M.
Height range :	428-521 m above sea level M.
Area :	8.59  km²
Residents:	1805 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	210 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.kestenholz.ch
Kestenholz, in the background Klus Balsthal with Neu-Bechburg Castle
Location of the municipality

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

geography

Aerial photo (1950)

Kestenholz is located on the southern edge of the Gäu district, where it borders on the canton of Bern . Its neighboring communities are Oensingen , Oberbuchsiten , Niederbuchsiten and Wolfwil in the canton of Solothurn, and Schwarzhäusern and Niederbipp in the canton of Bern, clockwise from the west . The northern border runs along the A1 motorway . The southern third is taken up by the longitudinal forest .

population

Population development
year	Residents
1837	533
1850	587
1900	576
1950	1058
2007	1666
2018	1798

politics

The municipal council for the 2013-2017 term of office consists of nine council members from the following parties:

• CVP : 5 seats
• FDP : 2 seats
• Free list: 1 seat
• SP / Independent: 1 seat

coat of arms

Blazon

Chestnut tree in white on a red wavy bar with green leaves, five brown fruits and a brown trunk

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Kestenholz

Personalities

• Joseph Joachim (1834–1904), writer
• Rainer Bieli (* 1979), footballer
• Josef Winiger (* 1943), translator and author
• Steff Bürgi and Chris Bürgi, founding members of the band Irrwisch
• Caesar Spiegel (1918–1998), painter, sculptor and draftsman

Web links

Commons : Kestenholz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality of Kestenholz
• Erich Schenker: Kestenholz. 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 . 
2. ^ Solothurner Zeitung: The new municipal councils in the districts of Thal and Gäu