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 Bergische Museumsbahnen and Plagiarius.
Bergische Museumsbahnen
Museum
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The Bergische Museumsbahn is a heritage tram museum situated in the German city of Wuppertal. It operates its own tram line south of Wuppertal on original rails with original cars.
Müngsten Bridge
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The Müngsten Bridge is the highest railway bridge in Germany. The bridge is 107 metres high and spans the valley of the river Wupper, carrying the Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Solingen railway between the cities of Remscheid and Solingen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haan and Cronenberg.
Haan
Town
Photo: Noebse, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 6 km northwest of Solingen.
Cronenberg
Suburb
Cronenberg was formerly an independent German town in the Rhine Province. Cronenberg is situated 4½ km northeast of Solingen.
Gräfrath
Suburb
Photo: Amica 2467, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Solingen.
Solingen
- Type: Locality with 166,000 residents
- Also known as: “05122000” and “Stadt Solingen”
- Location: Solingen, Düsseldorf, Bergisches Land, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.1728° or 51° 10′ 22″ northLongitude
7.094° or 7° 5′ 38″ eastPopulation
166,000Elevation
202 metres (663 feet)Open location code
9F3953FV+4HGeoNames ID
6553030
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