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Solingen

Also known as Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Solingen, NRW, Solich, Solich, NRW

Solingen (; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 25 km east of Düsseldorf along the northern edge of the Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr. After Wuppertal, it is the second-largest city in the Bergisches Land, and a member of the regional authority of the Rhineland.

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Solingen is a city located in western Germany, about 25 kilometers east of Düsseldorf in the North Rhine-Westphalia region. It is the second-largest city in the Bergisches Land area and serves as part of the regional authority governing the Rhineland.

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German place.type: City
German place.image_photo: Solingen_Innenstadt_001.JPG
German place.image_caption: Solingen-Mitte
German place.image_flag: Flagge Solingen.svg
German place.image_coa: Solingen wappen.svg
German place.state: North Rhine-Westphalia
German place.region: Düsseldorf
German place.district: urban
German place.elevation: 53-276
German place.area: 89.54
German place.postal_code: 42601-42719
German place.area_code: 0212
German place.licence: SG
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 05122000
German place.mayor: Daniel Flemm
German place.leader_term: 2025–30
German place.Bürgermeistertitel: Oberbürgermeister
German place.party: CDU

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Solich
Population: 161545
Area: 89.54
Elevation: 53
Official website: www.solingen.de
Image: Solingen Innenstadt 002.JPG
Dialing code: 0212
Licence plate code: SG

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Commons category: Solingen
postal code: 42655
Commons gallery: Solingen
inception: 1067-00-00
native label: Solingen
P6814: Solingen
female population: 81909
male population: 77284
P8168: Cornales
described at URL: www.kek-online.de/medienkonzentration/mediendatenbank/#/profile/shareholder/5be1a6b6-13d6-40e5-94f3-ca7fb63935df
P11012: Gilwa Mała
P12749: .cs
hashtag: Solingen

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Contents

Geography
Neighbouring cities and communities
City administration
Climate
History
Middle Ages
Thirty Years' War
Modern Age
Population
Politics
Mayor
City council
Transport
Rail
Trolleybus
Air transport
Religion
Christianity
Gallery
Main sights
Museums
Parks and gardens
Sports
American football
Association football
Baseball
Chess
Handball
Reception
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
References
External links

Solingen is called the (City of Blades), and has long been renowned for the manufacturing of fine swords, knives, scissors and razors made by firms such as WKC, P.D Rasspe Söhne, DOVO, Wüsthof, Zwilling J. A. Henckels, Böker, Güde, Hubertus, Diefenthal, Puma, Clauberg/Klauberg, Eickhorn, Linder, Carl Schmidt Sohn, Dreiturm, Herder, Martor Safety Knives, Wolfertz, Ralf Aust and numerous other manufacturers.