Gäu: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

You would like to rent a holiday apartment in Gäu.

In Gäu, the Jura foothills, gentle hills and river terraces meet; at higher elevations, views extend towards the Alps and the Swiss Plateau, while hiking trails pass through these varied landforms. This provides a concrete point of reference for a day of hiking through changing landscapes.

Orientation in Gäu

Oensingen is the district capital, and Gäu comprises eight municipalities. For orientation within the area, the pages on Egerkingen and Härkingen provide additional context.

Landscape and Boundaries

Gäu is bordered by the first Jura range to the north and the Aare to the south.

Away from the main transport corridors, Gäu has largely retained its rural character.

Transport

The A1 runs east–west and the A2 north–south through Gäu, meeting at the Härkingen interchange. The area’s transport connections also include a railway line.

Culture and Further Points of Interest

From the mapped centre of Gäu District, Bipp is a named map feature in the castle context, approximately 9.9 km to the west. Also in the surrounding area are Ruchen in the mountain context, approximately 7.8 km to the north; Kloster Olten in the monastery context, approximately 11.4 km to the north-east; and Spitzenflüeli in the hill context, approximately 8.1 km to the north. In the wider area are Voliere Solothurn in the zoo context, approximately 20.2 km to the south-west; Wartenberg – Vordere Ruine in the ruin context, approximately 26.6 km to the north; Mittlisberg in the mountain context, approximately 25.7 km to the north-east; and Sissacher Fluh in the hill context, approximately 20.7 km north of the mapped centre of Gäu District. All distances are approximate straight-line distances from the mapped centre.

Regional Classification

Gäu belongs to the Olten tourism region, which comprises the three easternmost districts of the canton of Solothurn.

For further regional orientation, you can also visit the pages on Gösgen, Wasseramt, Dorneck, Lebern and Thierstein.

For the higher-level travel overview: Solothurn.