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Wangen bei Olten, Olten, Solothurn, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
Wangen bei OltenMunicipality
OltenDistrict
SolothurnCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Excavation pit

Chalchofen, Wangen bei Olten, Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland
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Shaft being cleaned out

Chalchofen, Wangen bei Olten, Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland
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Working in one of the crosscuts

Chalchofen, Wangen bei Olten, Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland
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Excavation pit

Chalchofen, Wangen bei Olten, Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland
01787730017272059556237.jpg
Shaft being cleaned out

Chalchofen, Wangen bei Olten, Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland
08372960017272284497526.jpg
Working in one of the crosscuts

Chalchofen, Wangen bei Olten, Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland
09056650017272059543270.jpg
Excavation pit

Chalchofen, Wangen bei Olten, Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland
01787730017272059556237.jpg
Shaft being cleaned out

Chalchofen, Wangen bei Olten, Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland
Neighbouring regions:
Hauenstein-Ifenthal, Gösgen, Solothurn, Switzerland
Trimbach, Gösgen, Solothurn, Switzerland
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wangen4,686 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
277953
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:277953:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Wangen bei Olten, district d'Olten, canton de Soleure, Suisse
German:
Wangen bei Olten, Bezirk Olten, Kanton Solothurn, Schweiz
Italian:
Wangen bei Olten, distretto di Olten, Canton Soletta, Svizzera
Spanish:
Wangen bei Olten, Distrito de Olten, cantón Soleura, Suiza


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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangen_bei_Olten
Wikidata ID:Q69967
GeoNames ID:7287540

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