Grenchen

Grenchen () is a municipality in the district Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

With a population of around 16,000 people, it is one of the largest municipalities in the canton of Solothurn.

History
In the year 1000, a castle was built in Grenchen and was lived in for a few hundred years, but the name Grenchen was not first used until 1131.  Its name comes from the Gallo-Romanic word graneca, which means by the grainery.

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official website 

Category:Municipalities in Lebern District
Category:Cities in Switzerland