Solingen
Solich (Limburgish) | |
|---|---|
 Solingen-Mitte | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Solingen  | |
  Solingen  Solingen | |
| Coordinates: 51°10′19″N 7°5′5″E / 51.17194°N 7.08472°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2020–25) | Tim Kurzbach[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.45 km2 (34.54 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 161,545 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 42601-42719 |
| Dialling codes | 0212 |
| Vehicle registration | SG |
| Website | www.solingen.de |
Solingen (German pronunciation: [ˈzoːlɪŋən] ; Limburgish: Solich) 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.
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, 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.
The medieval swordsmiths of Solingen designed the town's coat of arms. In the late 17th century, a group of swordsmiths from Solingen broke their guild oaths by taking their sword-making secrets with them to Shotley Bridge, County Durham, in England.
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020 Archived 2022-05-17 at the Wayback Machine, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.