Bezirk Thierstein
SolothurnBezirk Thierstein is one of 10 districts of the canton of Solothurn and comprises 12 municipalities with 15'529 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Votes in Bezirk Thierstein
district results as published by BFSPolitics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesTax rate in the district
ESTV 2026A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 111 % % in Büsserach to 139 % % in Zullwil (median 125 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 16.1 % in Büsserach to 18 % in Zullwil (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesEconomy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesAgriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesClimate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoClimate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (31.205–31.743 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of Bezirk Thierstein rank
sum of its municipalitiesMap
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Thierstein?
- Bezirk Thierstein comprises 12 municipalities: Breitenbach, Büsserach, Nunningen, Kleinlützel, Erschwil, Himmelried, Bärschwil, Zullwil, Meltingen, Fehren, Grindel, Beinwil. Together they have 15'529 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Thierstein in?
- Bezirk Thierstein lies in the canton of Solothurn, which is divided into 10 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Thierstein?
- Bezirk Thierstein has 15'529 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 12 municipalities; the largest is Breitenbach with 4'440.
- Does Bezirk Thierstein have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Thierstein the municipal rate ranges from 111 % (Büsserach) to 139 % (Zullwil).
- How did Bezirk Thierstein vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Thierstein voted 55.8 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.