Grenchen
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Solothurn |
| District | Lebern |
| Coordinates | 47°11′N 7°24′E |
| Population | 16100 (30 June 2007) |
| Area | 26.08 km2 (10.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft) |
| Postal code | 2540 |
| SFOS number | 2546 |
| Mayor | Boris Banga (SPS) |
| Surrounded by (view map) |
Arch (BE), Bettlach, Büren an der Aare (BE), Court (BE), Lengnau (BE), Romont (BE), Rüti bei Büren (BE), Selzach |
| Twin towns | Neckarsulm (Germany), Sélestat (France) |
![Grenchen [zoom] is located in Switzerland](/wiki/File:Switzerland_location_map.svg)
Grenchen is a municipality in the district Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
With a population of around 16,000 people, it is one of the largest municipalities in the canton of Solothurn.
History [change]
In the year 1000, a castle was built in Grenchen and was lived in for a few hundred years, but the name Grenchen was not first used until 1131. Its name comes from the Gallo-Romanic word graneca, which means by the grainery.
