Lebern District facts for kids
The Lebern District is a cool area located in the western part of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It's one of ten districts in the canton. Lebern teams up with the city of Solothurn to form an electoral district called Solothurn-Lebern. About 46,439 people live here (as of 31 December 2020).
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Towns and Villages in Lebern
Lebern District is made up of several towns and villages, which are called municipalities. Here's a list of them:
| Coat of arms | Municipality | Population (31 December 2020) |
Area, km² |
|---|---|---|---|
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Balm bei Günsberg | 221 | 5.46 |
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Bellach | 5,297 | 5.28 |
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Bettlach | 4,953 | 12.20 |
| Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus | 975 | 2.47 | |
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Flumenthal | 1,052 | 3.09 |
| Grenchen | 17,577 | 26.08 | |
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Günsberg | 1,179 | 5.28 |
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Hubersdorf | 725 | 1.40 |
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Kammersrohr | 32 | 0.94 |
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Langendorf | 3,775 | 1.93 |
| Lommiswil | 1,587 | 5.76 | |
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Oberdorf | 1,776 | 11.94 |
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Riedholz | 2,316 | 7.20 |
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Rüttenen | 1,483 | 8.80 |
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Selzach | 3,491 | 19.51 |
| Total | 46,439 | 117.34 |
- This list includes the population and area from Niederwil, which joined Riedholz in 2011.
Changes to the Municipalities
In 2011, the municipality of Niederwil became part of Riedholz. This is called a merger.
Geography of Lebern
Lebern District covers an area of about 117 square kilometers (45 square miles). A big part of this land, about 40%, is used for farming. Forests cover another large portion, about 43.7% of the area.
About 14.4% of the land has buildings or roads on it. A small part, 1.3%, is covered by rivers or lakes. The rest, about 0.6%, is land that isn't used for anything specific.
Lebern's Coat of Arms
The official design of Lebern's coat of arms is described as: Gules a Pale chevrony Or and Sable. This means it has a red background with a vertical stripe in the middle. This stripe has a zigzag pattern of gold and black.
People of Lebern
Lebern has a population of 46,439 people. Most people in Lebern speak German. This is about 87.6% of the population. The second most common language is Italian, spoken by about 3.8% of the people. French is third, spoken by about 1.7%. A very small number of people, 34, speak Romansh.
In As of 2008[update], the population was almost equally split between males and females. About 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Many people, about 30.6%, were born in Lebern and still lived there in 2000. Others were born in the same canton or elsewhere in Switzerland. About 16.3% were born outside Switzerland.
The population of Lebern changes over time due to births, deaths, and people moving in or out. In 2008, more people moved into Lebern than moved out, and there were more births than deaths. This caused the population to grow by about 0.7%.
Many people in the district are married. In 2000, about 30.6% of people were single. Most households have one person, or are married couples with or without children.
Here's a chart showing how the population of Lebern has changed over the years:
Politics and Elections
In the 2007 federal election, people in Lebern voted for different political parties. The most popular party was the SVP. They received about 28.79% of the votes. Other popular parties included the SP, the FDP, and the CVP. Overall, about 48.9% of eligible voters participated in the election. This is called the voter turnout.
Religions in Lebern
According to the 2000 census, many different religions are practiced in Lebern. About 38.8% of the people were Roman Catholic. Another 34.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. There were also people who were Orthodox Christians, Christian Catholics, or belonged to other Christian churches.
Some people were Muslim (about 4.93%). A small number of people were Buddhist or Hindu. About 14.15% of the population said they didn't belong to any church or were agnostic or atheist.
Education in Lebern
Education is important in Lebern. About 39% of the population has finished upper secondary education, which is like high school. Also, about 11.7% of people have gone on to higher education. This means they attended a university or a Fachhochschule (a type of professional university).
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Lebern para niños
