Breitenbach, Switzerland

Breitenbach
Location of Breitenbach
Breitenbach
Breitenbach
Coordinates: 47°25′N 7°33′E / 47.417°N 7.550°E / 47.417; 7.550
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSolothurn
DistrictThierstein
Area
 • Total
6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Elevation
392 m (1,286 ft)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • Total
3,979
 • Density583/km2 (1,510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
4226
SFOS number2613
ISO 3166 codeCH-SO
Surrounded byBrislach (BL), Büsserach, Fehren, Himmelried, Nunningen, Wahlen bei Laufen (BL), Zullwil
Twin townsGrossbreitenbach (Germany)
Websitewww.breitenbach.ch

Breitenbach (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈbraɪtn̩bax]; High Alemannic: Bräitebach) is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. There are two train stations near Breitenbach, the main being in Laufen and the other in Zwingen. As with most of Switzerland, there are Postauto buses which take people to surrounding cities and to and from the train station. Schweizerdeutsch (Swiss-German) in Breitenbach closely resembles that of Baseldeutsch (Basel-German).