Altreu (medieval town abandoned)

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Altreu is a village in the municipality of Selzach in Canton of Solothurn's Lebern District, Switzerland.

Altreu lies 429 m above sea level, 7 km west-southwest of the canton's capital Solothurn. The village stands along the north bank of the Aare and at the meeting point of the two streams Haagbach and Selzacherbach, shortly before they flow into the Aare. The village is located in a nearly 3 km-wide lowland of the Aare in the west of Solothurn's part of the Swiss Plateau.

Recreation: Altreu is a stop for hikers and bicyclists along the meandering course of the Aare. Altreu is known internationally for its white stork colony, which was established by conservationist Max Blösch in 1948; the 15 km2 'Witi' reserve serves as a hunting ground and resting place for the storks in the marshlands of the Aare. In 2008, Altreu was recognized as a European stork village by the EuroNatur foundation.

Transportation: The village lies away from major thoroughfares but is easy to reach from nearby Selzach. Altreu is connected by bus to Grenchen's train station. The Selzach train station on the Solothurn-Biel line is approximately 1 km from the village center. The Leuzigen...