Grenchen

Grenchen is a region in the area of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is situated at the foot of the Jura mountains among Solothurn and Biel, around 25 km north of Bern. With more than 16,000 occupants, it is one of the bigger towns of the canton of Solothurn. The city is notable for its watch industry, that has been available for over 150 years. Grenchen is the 2008 victor of the Wakker Prize for building legacy. Jura-Sternwarte Grenchen is situated at Grenchen. Around 1000 AD, the neighborhood aristocrats fabricated a château on the nearby bluff that was occupied for three centuries.

The name Grenchen was first reported in 1131 as Granechun. The name originates from the gallo-romanic graneca, which means by the storage facility. In spite of the fact that Grenchen is a little city, it has its very own airplane terminal with offices for the vehicle of products. It is generally utilized by private pilots and parachutists, yet in addition for business travel. The road A5 and an association with Grenchen lie in the region of the air terminal. Two railroad stations Grenchen North on the Basel-Biel line and Grenchen South on the Geneva-Zurich line accommodate a superb association of the city on the rail arrange.