Editing Solothurn (section)

===Modern Solothurn===
[[File:Solothurn um 1900.jpg|thumb|Solothurn in 1900]]
Following the capitulation of Solothurn on 2 March 1798, the French General [[Balthazar Alexis Henri Schauenburg]] set up a provisional government on the following day. The new government met in April to set up the new constitution. The eleven old ''Vogtei'' (baillywicks) were replaced by five districts: Solothurn, Biberist, Balsthal, Olten, and Dornach. The municipal [[Bürgergemeinde]] laid claim to the assets of the defunct city-state and in 1801 it received the ''Sönderungsconvention'', large estates and extensive forest land outside the town. In 1831 the cantonal parliament withdrew all political power from the eleven city guilds. Over the following years (1831–1842) all the guilds were dissolved. Due to the municipal law of 1859, the enforcement of the [[Swiss Federal Constitution|Federal Constitution]] of 1874 and the Cantonal Constitution of 1875, an ''Einwohnergemeinde'' was created. The ''Einwohnergemeinde'' included all residents of the town, as opposed to the more limited ''Bürgergemeinde''. The division of property between residents and the Bürgergemeinde proved to be lengthy and could not be completed until 1978 and then only with the help of the Executive Council.<ref name=HDS_19_20>{{HDS|1174<!--Section 1-1-->|Political developments in the 19th and 20th Centuries}}</ref>

In 1828 Solothurn became the seat of the [[Bishop of Basel]].

Since 1897, the municipal council has been elected by proportional voting and consists of 30 members and 15 alternate members. As the executive body, it elects the council commission (seven members). Mayor and Vice-Mayor are elected by the people. The municipal assembly is the legislative body. The composition of the council remained remarkably stable between 1917 and 1973. The [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|Liberals]] held an average of 60% of the seats, the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|Social Democrats]] and the [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|Conservative People's Party]] (CVP today), about 20% each. In 1970, the municipality granted voting rights for women. With the emergence of new parties, the Liberals lost its dominant position. 2009, the FDP 30%, SP 23%, CVP 23%, the Greens 17% and 7% of the votes go to the SVP.<ref name=HDS_19_20/>

Rock band [[Krokus (band)|Krokus]] was formed in Solothurn in 1974.