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Starrkirch-Wil 301
Starrkirch-Wil is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Olten (district), Olten in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Solothurn (canton), Solothurn in Switzerland. History Starrkirch is first mentioned in 1036 as ''Starchenchilcha''. In 1288 Wil was mentioned as ''Wile''. Geography Starrkirch-Wil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 22.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 48.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 28.8% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 18.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.1%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olten (district)
Olten District is one of the ten districts of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Solothurn (canton), Solothurn in Switzerland, situated around the city of Olten. Together with the Gösgen (district), Gösgen District, it forms the electoral district of Olten-Gösgen. It has a population of (as of ). Municipalities Olten District contains the following municipalities: Mergers and name changes On 1 January 1973 the former municipality of Grod merged into the municipality of Gretzenbach.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 Geography Olten has an area, , of . Of this area, or 30.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 42.7% is forested. Of the rest of the la ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Language
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Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization. O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies around the world, each overseen by one or more bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church founded by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles, and that the pope is the successor of Saint Peter, upo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
