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Kestenholz: Villagers want to save the Kastanienbaum inn: A cooperative is to be formed to renovate and reopen the vacant restaurant. Residents can participate ...
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Paid articlePaywall St. Ursen-Chilbi in Kestenholz: Autumn event celebrates 40 years: The popular event took place for the 40th time last weekend. Visitors enjoyed spring rolls ...
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Paid articlePaywall KAB Kestenholz's participatory project brings dragons to the village: Anyone who bought a wooden dragon at the Spar supermarket could decorate it themselves ...
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St. Peter at Sunset Kestenholz: Amy Macdonald to perform in 2027: The festival has announced its first headliner, the Scottish singer-songwriter ...
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Protected farmhouse in Kestenholz to be rezoned: The buildings at Gäustrasse 2 are already surrounded by building zones and fully developed. Therefore ...
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Paid articlePaywall Electricity prices in the canton of Solothurn will fall slightly in 2027: On average, tariffs are decreasing by 2 cents per kilowatt-hour. Nevertheless ...
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Electricity prices will fall slightly in 2027. According to the Electricity Commission (Elcom), tariffs will decrease by an average of four percent ... Show more
Annual accounts: Kestenholz does have a surplus after all: The town meeting has approved the accounts and other business.
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Paid articlePaywall Kestenholz: Participation in football field and hall project: The focus is on the future sports facilities and the necessary planning basis ...
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Paid articlePaywall Energie Kestenholz takes Repower to court in dispute: Energie Kestenholz is suing the Graubünden-based electricity supplier after a failed mediation process ...
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Paid articlePaywall St. Peter at Sunset Kestenholz: Chutz Restaurant takes over catering: The change in catering for the festival in Kestenholz is necessary because the Waldheim ...
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Single-vehicle accident on the A1 near Kestenholz - | Was the driver cut off?: A young female driver sustained minor injuries in a single-vehicle accident on the ...
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Boundary day Kestenholz: Local community provides insight into forestry work: Foresters and forest workers repeatedly face criticism of their work in the forest ...
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Paid articlePaywall Summer Solstice Celebration Oensingen 2026: Information on the program and safety
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Paid articlePaywall Kestenholz St. Peter at Sunset announces program for the fifth season: The St. Peter at Sunset association in Kestenholz has presented its program for the season ...
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Paid articlePaywall From a Gäu perspective: How to explain the world to an alien: Our columnist spoke with an alien about his Gäu origins. And found himself struggling to explain ...
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Chesslete in Kestenholz: Wake-up call at four o'clock: When it gets loud in Kestenholz at four in the morning, the "Chesslergeischt" has taken command ...
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Paid articlePaywall Kestenholz: Namesake Châtenois in Alsace: The Gäu municipality has a namesake in France, Châtenois. Despite the very different towns, there are also parallels ...
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Snowboard pioneer and extreme athlete - | that was the life of Ueli Kestenholz: Snowboard pioneer and extreme athlete Ueli Kestenholz is dead. The 50-year-old ...
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Key FactsSwiss Snowboarding Icon Dies in Avalanche Tragedy
Jan 13, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Ueli Kestenholz was a Swiss snowboarding pioneer who became the first from his country to win an Olympic medal in 1998.
- He achieved 14 World Cup victories, two ISF World Championships, and won gold at the X-Games in 2003 and 2004.
- After retiring from competition, he focused on freeriding and co-created the award-winning multisport film 'Playgravity'.
- Kestenholz died at age 50 in an avalanche accident and is survived by two children with his partner Petra Wolf.
At first, I felt guilty towards my parents, who had bought me the ski equipment. But snowboarding had an immense pull.— Ueli Kestenholz about his initial doubts and the allure of snowboarding in an interview with the Tages-Anzeiger.
Kestenholz: Petition against high electricity prices: Remo Häner is launching a petition to protest the exorbitant electricity prices in Kestenholz ...
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Paid articlePaywall Kestenholz: High electricity prices – petition and reactions: In Kestenholz, measures are being called for to combat high energy prices. The ideas put forward ...
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Paid articlePaywall Kestenholz: Mayor looks back on first months: In an interview series, the new mayors from the Thal-Gäu region answer questions. Part six with Beat von Felten ...
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Spitex Kappel-Boningen-Gunzgen will probably be dissolved: Kappel und Gunzgen sind seit Anfang Jahr bei der Spitex Gäu, Boningen hat ihren Leistungsauftrag der ...
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Paid articlePaywall Kestenholz: Ice rink created at the primary school: For four days, the playground of the Kestenholz primary school was transformed into an ice rink ...
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Paid articlePaywall Kestenholz: Gregor von Rohr studies for a year in the USA: 21-year-old Gregor von Rohr is studying in the United States for a whole year. He experiences ...
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Paid articlePaywall Kestenholz: Budget 2026 mit Minus von einer halben Million Franken: Trotz steigender Steuererträge sind in Kestenholz rote Zahlen budgetiert ...
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Paid articlePaywall Thal-Gäu: Overview of municipal meetings.: Municipal meetings are currently taking place again in Thal and Gäu. The focus was on the 2026 budgets ...
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Kestenholz: Accident on the A1 with traffic disruptions: An accident involving three vehicles occurred on the A1 motorway near Kestenholz on Friday afternoon ...
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Kestenholz: Jan Rudolf von Rohr is a wildlife photographer and field ornithologist.
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Paid articlePaywall Fiber optic in Kestenholz: ComNet Kestenholz AG is founded: At the extraordinary municipal assembly in Kestenholz, it was decided that the fiber optic network ...
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Paid articlePaywall Kestenholz: Beat von Felten (center) wants to become mayor: On June 29, the voters of Kestenholz will decide who will be their new mayor. The candidates are Beat ...
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Kestenholz: Markus Bürgi (FDP) wants to become mayor: On June 29, the voters of Kestenholz will decide who will be their new mayor. The candidates are Beat von ...
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Kestenholz: Driver crashes into house facade: A single-car accident occurred in Kestenholz on Saturday, seriously injuring the driver. Investigations into the ...
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Paid articlePaywall Kestenholz: Well master Paul Kissling retires: There is hardly a house in Kestenholz that Paul Kissling has not entered. As a well master ...
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Peter Maffay at St. Peter at Sunset in Kestenholz 2025: Peter Maffay is the headliner at the end of the St. Peter at Sunset 2025 festival in Kestenholz ...
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Kestenholz: Serious accident - | Woman and small child flown to hospital by Rega: There was a serious accident on Oensingenstrasse in Kestenholz ...
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Paid articlePaywall St. Peter at Sunset in Kestenholz: Roxette stops their tour in 2025: The cult band Roxette will perform in Kestenholz on July 4, 2025. This will be the only ...
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Festival St. Peter at Sunset in Kestenholz 2025: First acts have been confirmed: The next edition of St. Peter at Sunset in Kestenholz will take place in July ...
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Swinging: Joel Strebel wins at the Solothurn Cantonal: Despite a false start in the morning, top favorite Joel Strebel secured the victory at the Solothurn ...
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Paid articlePaywall Schwingen: Live ticker for the Solothurn Cantonal in Kestenholz: The first of the four cantonal wrestling festivals in northwestern Switzerland takes place in ...
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Paid articlePaywall Solothurn Cantonal Wrestling Festival: Sinisha Lüscher in waiting position: The Solothurn Cantonal Wrestling Festival will take place in Kestenholz on Sunday ...
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Paid articlePaywall Swinging: Sinisha Lüscher at the Solothurn Cantonal: The local wrestlers played leading roles at the Solothurn Cantonal Wrestling Festival in Kestenholz. However ...
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Paid articlePaywall The construction for the Cantonal Wrestling Festival in Kestenholz has begun
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Gäuer Viehschau: 3-year-old Fabian Kiener prepares for the calf competition: The fifth Gäu regional cattle show takes place in Kestenholz on Saturday ...
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