Derendingen, Switzerland

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Coordinates: 47°12′N, 7°35′E

Derendingen
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Derendingen
Canton Solothurn
District Wasseramt
47°12′N, 7°35′E
Population 5,979  (December 2005)
  - Density 1,064 /km² (2,755 /sq.mi.)
Area 5.62 km² (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation 439 m (1,440 ft)
Postal code 4552
SFOS number 2517
Surrounded by Biberist, Deitingen, Gerlafingen, Kriegstetten, Luterbach, Oekingen, Subingen, Zuchwil
Website www.derendingen.ch
Derendingen (Switzerland)
Derendingen
Derendingen

Derendingen is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

About 23 percent of the population is non-Swiss.

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[edit] History

It became an industrial municipality at the beginning of the 19th century. The housing estate, the Elsaessli is close to a monument.

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Sporting clubs are available in Derendingen and it has one of the best junior football teams in Switzerland.

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