Metzerlen-Mariastein
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Metzerlen-Mariastein | |
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Canton | Solothurn |
District | Dorneck |
Coordinates | |
Population | 890 (December 2005) |
Area | 8.56 km² |
Elevation | 526 m |
Postal code | 4116 |
SFOS number | 2477 |
Website | www.metzerlen.ch |
Metzerlen-Mariastein is a municipality in the district of Dorneck, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. The present name of the municipality dates from 2003, it being previously known as Metzerlen.
The nearby Benedictine Mariastein Abbey is an important place of pilgrimage.
[edit] External links
- Official website (German)
- Mariastein Abbey website (German)
- Metzerlen-Mariastein in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
Municipalities in the district of Dorneck, Switzerland
Bättwil | Büren | Dornach | Gempen | Hochwald | Hofstetten-Flüh | Metzerlen-Mariastein | Nuglar-St. Pantaleon | Rodersdorf | Seewen | Witterswil
Canton of Solothurn | Districts of Canton Solothurn | Municipalities of the canton of Solothurn