Everyone has a number that means a little more to them than the others. For the entire town of Solothurn, that number is 11.
The picturesque town located in northwest Switzerland has cultivated a startling obsession with the number just shy of a satisfying dozen. It seems like everything was designed around this magical number, almost eerily so, and yet its origins remain shrouded in mystery. Check out this gallery to see how it has manifested in both the city and its history.