History Canton of Solothurn



figures 2 , 3 in image wearing traditional costumes of canton of solothurn.


foundation of village of salodurum in time of roman emperor tiberius. territory of canton comprises land acquired former town, in middle age. reason shape of canton irregular , includes 2 exclaves along french border, separated rest of canton basel-land, form separate districts of canton. in 1481, canton became member of military alliance of former swiss confederation. @ end of reformation, solothurn maintained catholic religion. between 1798 , 1803 canton part of helvetic republic. in 1803 solothurn 1 of 19 swiss cantons reconstituted napoleon (mediation). in 1830, population rebelled against aristocratic regime , canton became liberal-democratic. though population strictly roman catholic, solothurn did not join catholic separatist movement (sonderbund) in 1845-7. similarly, federal constitutions of 1848 , 1874 approved. current constitution of canton dates 1987.







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