Kreisfreie Stadt Solingen
Solingen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Solingen is world famous for its century old tradition of making knives and swords and you can still get a high quality blade here, but expect to pay good money for good quality.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hendrich’s Drop Forge and Plagiarius.
Hendrich’s Drop Forge
Museum
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The Hendrich's Drop Forge part of the LVR Industriemuseum is a museum in Solingen, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the northern edge of the region called Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr.
Solingen Mitte station
Railway station
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Solingen Mitte station is in the city of Solingen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Solingen railway. The line through the site of Solingen Mitte station was opened on 2 December 1890 as part of the Solingen–Wuppertal-Vohwinkel line, known as the Korkenzieherbahn, to Vohwinkel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haan and Gräfrath.
Haan
Town
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Haan is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated at the western edge of the Bergisches Land, 12 km southwest of Wuppertal and 17 km east of Düsseldorf. In 1975, Gruiten was incorporated into Haan. Haan is situated 5 km northwest of Kreisfreie Stadt Solingen.
Gräfrath
Suburb
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Gräfrath or Graefrath is a district of Solingen in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, about 23 kilometres east of Düsseldorf. Gräfrath is situated 4½ km north of Kreisfreie Stadt Solingen.
Kreisfreie Stadt Solingen
- Type: Locality with 166,000 residents
- Also known as: “Solingen”
- Location: Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.1703° or 51° 10′ 13″ northLongitude
7.0636° or 7° 3′ 49″ eastPopulation
166,000Elevation
210 metres (689 feet)Open location code
9F3953C7+4CGeoNames ID
3247433
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