Egerkingen
#2025 among destinations in Switzerland


Facts and practical information
Egerkingen is a municipality in the district of Gäu in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. ()
Egerkingen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Festung Aarburg, Belchenflue, Ruine Neu-Falkenstein, Sculpture at Schoenthal.
5 miEHistorical place, Forts and castlesFestung Aarburg, Aarburg
127 min walk • Aarburg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Aarburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is located high above the town Aarburg on a steep, rocky hillside.
2.9 miNNature, Natural attraction, MountainBelchenflue
74 min walk • The Belchenflue is a mountain of the Jura, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Solothurn, south of Eptingen. The nearby Belchenflue Pass links the two cantons.
4 miWForts and castlesRuine Neu-Falkenstein, Balsthal
102 min walk • Neu-Falkenstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Balsthal of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
2.8 miNPark, Vernacular architectureSculpture at Schoenthal
72 min walk • Sculpture at Schoenthal is an art foundation in Switzerland. It is named after the Schönthal Monastery, a former church near the village of Langenbruck, Basel-Landschaft, which is now used for temporary art exhibitions.
4.1 miSWForts and castlesNeu-Bechburg Castle, Oensingen
104 min walk • Neu Bechburg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Oensingen of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
1.3 miNWForts and castlesAlt-Bechburg Castle
34 min walk • Alt-Bechburg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Holderbank of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
2.8 miNNature, Natural attraction, MountainRuchen
73 min walk • The Ruchen is a mountain of the Jura, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Solothurn. It lies between Langenbruck and Eptingen. The Ruchen is the easternmost summit above 1,100 metres in the Jura Mountains. East of the Ruchen is the Belchenflue.
5.2 miNEChurch, Romanesque revival architectureSaint Martin's Church, Olten
133 min walk • St. Martin is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Olten. It is a three-nave columned basilica without transept with three chorapsideas. The church is considered as the "most significant Neoromanesque Greater Church of Switzerland from the late period of historicism".
5.2 miNEChurch, Romanesque revival architectureChurch of St. Martin, Olten
133 min walk • St. Martin is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Olten. It is a three-nave columned basilica without transept with three chorapsideas. The church is considered as the "most significant Neoromanesque Greater Church of Switzerland from the late period of historicism".
5 miEIce skating, Ice rinkKleinholz Stadion, Olten
127 min walk • The Kleinholz Stadion is an ice hockey stadium located in Olten, Switzerland. It's mainly used by EHC Olten, an ice hockey club that currently plays in the Swiss National League B. It was built in 1961 and renovated in 2014.
2.5 miNWNatural attraction, Mountain passOberer Hauenstein Pass, Langenbruck
65 min walk • Oberer Hauenstein Pass is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains on the border between the cantons of Basel-Country and Solothurn in Switzerland. It connects Balsthal and Waldenburg.