Swiss Towns / Episode 4

Obergerlafingen

3 October 2026 · Solothurn

What happened in this episode?

In episode 4, Obergerlafingen was selected by the wheel and eliminated from the Swiss Towns series. The municipality finished in place 2'107 out of 2'110 participants. After this spin, 2'106 municipalities remained in the race.

Municipality profile

Obergerlafingen lies in the canton of Solothurn. It has 1'232 permanent residents and covers 1.51 km², which corresponds to around 816 residents per km².

Small village. Its own power station.

In 1910, the village got electricity from its own power station, according to the history on its municipal website.

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