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Olten is a town in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland

File:Karte 13 Alte Orte.pngThe 26 cantons of Switzerland are the State s of the federation of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereignty state with its own borders, army and currency until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848....
 of Solothurn in Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 and capital of the district of the same name
Olten (district)

Olten is one of the ten districts of the Cantons of Switzerland of Solothurn in Switzerland, situated around the city of Olten. Together with the G?sgen , it forms the electoral district of Olten-G?sgen....
.

Olten is within 30 minutes of Zurich, Bern, Basel
Basel

Basel is Switzerland's third most populous city . With 731,000 inhabitants in the tri-national metropolitan area , Basel is Switzerland's third-largest urban area....
, and Lucerne
Lucerne

Lucerne is a city in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and seat of the Lucerne with the same name. With a population of 57,890, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland and focal point of the region....
 by public transport, and is a rail hub of Switzerland.

ite the presence of numerous archaeological evidences of early habitation, Olten is first documented in 1201. It became important in the 13th century because of its bridge over the Aar River.






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Olten is a town in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland

File:Karte 13 Alte Orte.pngThe 26 cantons of Switzerland are the State s of the federation of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereignty state with its own borders, army and currency until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848....
 of Solothurn in Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 and capital of the district of the same name
Olten (district)

Olten is one of the ten districts of the Cantons of Switzerland of Solothurn in Switzerland, situated around the city of Olten. Together with the G?sgen , it forms the electoral district of Olten-G?sgen....
.

Olten is within 30 minutes of Zurich, Bern, Basel
Basel

Basel is Switzerland's third most populous city . With 731,000 inhabitants in the tri-national metropolitan area , Basel is Switzerland's third-largest urban area....
, and Lucerne
Lucerne

Lucerne is a city in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and seat of the Lucerne with the same name. With a population of 57,890, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland and focal point of the region....
 by public transport, and is a rail hub of Switzerland.

History

Despite the presence of numerous archaeological evidences of early habitation, Olten is first documented in 1201. It became important in the 13th century because of its bridge over the Aar River. This geographical fact has determined much of its history. Mgr.Bruno Bernard Heim was born in Olten.

Culture

Every year, on August 1, a large firework show occurs from boats floating down the river. It is also home to a wooden foot bridge, one of the towns landmarks. In Olten's train station restaurant, the Gruppe Olten
Gruppe Olten

The Gruppe Olten was a club of Swiss writers who convened at Olten's ?Bahnhofbuffet? located in the canton of Solothurn_ in the Swiss plateau....
 (Olten Group), a group of writers that included Max Frisch
Max Frisch

Max Frisch was a Switzerland architect, playwright and novelist, regarded as highly representative of German literature after World War II. In his creative works Frisch paid particular attention to issues relating to problems of human identity , individuality, responsibility, morality and political commitment....
 and Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Friedrich D?rrenmatt was a Switzerland German literature and theater. He was a proponent of epic theater whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II....
, was founded, as was the Swiss Alpine Club
Swiss Alpine Club

The Swiss Alpine Club is the largest mountaineering club in Switzerland. It was founded in 1863 in Olten and it is now composed of 111 sections with 110 000 members ....
 in 1863.

Schools

University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland

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