Swiss Towns / Episode 101
Kienberg
19 October 2026 · Solothurn
What happened in this episode?
In episode 101, Kienberg was selected by the wheel and eliminated from the Swiss Towns series. The municipality finished in place 2'010 out of 2'110 participants. After this spin, 2'009 municipalities remained in the race.
Municipality profile
Kienberg lies in the canton of Solothurn. It has 526 permanent residents and covers 8.53 km², which corresponds to around 62 residents per km².
- Canton: Solothurn
- 526 permanent residents
- Area: 8.53 km²
More than eighty looms worked in Kienberg.
Kienberg had 18 weavers in 1808. By 1918, more than 80 looms were operating for Bally's ribbon factory in Schönenwerd. A cooperative preserved handweaving from 1995.