Holderbank, Solothurn

Church of Holder Bank

Holder Bank is a municipality in the district of Thal in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Geography

The hamlet is situated in a valley between the first and second Jura mountain chain ( rye and Bereten ) and is drained by the Augstbach (toward Balsthal ). The community center (post office ) is situated at 652 meters above sea level. The highest point is found on the head Beret (1104 meters above sea level), the lowest point is where the Augstbach the community at their lowest height level leaves (600 meters above sea level). The municipality covers an area of ​​779 hectares, of which 48% of the forest and woody plants, 46% of agricultural land and 5% on settlement area.

Holder Banks neighboring municipalities are, from north beginning: Long Bruck in the canton of Basel-Land and Egerkingen, Oberbuchsiten, Balsthal and Mümliswil -Ramiswil in the canton of Solothurn.

Population

With about 600 inhabitants Holder Bank is one of the smaller communities in the canton.

History

Remains of a Roman road show that already the first people arrived early after Holder Bank. With the history Holder Banks the fate of the fortress of Alt - Bechburg is linked, which was influential in the Middle Ages, but only one of the ruins are still preserved. The place is mentioned as Halderwanc 1226 for the first time in a document. The name means on the hillside meadow. Middle of the 19th century were naturalized under the Act to combat homelessness Jenische families.

Authorities

The local council is the owner of the first violence.

Executive authority is the council. His term of office is four years and he was elected in Majorzverfahren ( majority voting procedure). He leads and represents the community. To this end, he implements the decisions of the municipal assembly and the tasks that were assigned to him by the cantonal and federal.

Since Holder Bank is part of the Amtei Thal- Gaeu litigation the court Amtei Balsthal responsible.

Economy

In Holder Bank, there are about 30 small and medium-sized businesses, including many restaurants.

Traffic

Holder bank is on the main road 12 from Balsthal on the Upper Hauenstein Pass to Waldenburg, on which the postal bus Balsthal - Long Bruck ( - Waldenburg ) wrong.

Attractions

Interior of the church

View from the church on the village

Entrance to the village coming from the Upper Hauenstein Pass ago

Cheerfulness

New houses in the village center

Village Square

Coat of arms

Blazon

The colors date back to the arms of the noble family of Bechburg. The forerunner of today's coat of arms contained either a juniper branch with five berries or a five-petalled green elder branch, which were brought by mistake with the place name in connection.