Solothurn Leimental

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Leimental
Border of the Solothurn Leimentals to France, above Flüh

The Solothurnische Leimental is the part of the Northwestern Switzerland and in Alsace located Leimen valley , which the Canton Solothurn belongs. It consists of the communities Hofstetten-Flüh , Witterswil , Bättwil , Rodersdorf and Metzerlen-Mariastein . Together they form an exclave of the Solothurn district of Dorneck , which is surrounded by France and the canton of Baselland . As part of the Dorneck, the Solothurnian Leimental belongs to the Schwarzbubenland .

history

In the 13th century the territory was located in this area lords of Rotberg , while the south to and through the ridge of Blauens separated Laufental the Bishopric of Basel was one, the northwest location Sundgau to county Pfirt , later leading Austria . By purchase, the Rotberg rule came to the canton of Solothurn in 1515. The last change in the boundary conditions happened in 1994 when the Laufental joined the Canton of Baselland.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christoph Merian Foundation (ed.), André Salivsberg u. a .: Historical atlas of the Basel region . Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel 2005. p. 83.
  2. ↑ Urs Peter Strohmeier: The Canton of Solothurn: Historically, geographically, statistically portrayed: Description of all mountains, lakes, rivers, healing springs, cities, spots ...; a handbook and house book for canton citizens and travelers . Verlag Huber, 1836. p. 15. Digitized

Coordinates: 47 ° 28 '34.1 "  N , 7 ° 29' 23.5"  E ; CH1903:  six hundred and three thousand eight hundred and sixty-three  /  258376