Solingen lies southwest of Wuppertal in the Bergisches Land. The city has an area of 89.45 square kilometres (34.54 sq mi), of which roughly 50% … See more

Rail
Solingen Hauptbahnhof is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S1 from Düsseldorf and Düsseldorf Airport Station. S-Bahn See more

• Burg Castle, the castle of the counts of Berg
• Müngsten Bridge, a railway bridge connecting Solingen with the neighbour town of Remscheid. Standing at 107 m above the ground, it is the highest railway bridge in … See more

Middle Ages
Solingen was first mentioned in 1067 by a chronicler who called the area "Solonchon". Early variations of the name included … See more

Mayor
The people of Solingen have been able to elect a council and a mayor since 1374, the year the town … See more

Christianity
Solingen has belonged from its beginnings to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne (Erzbistum Köln), and more specifically to the See more

American football
The Solingen Paladins [de] is an American football club which was founded in 2006.
Association football
Until its bankruptcy in 1990, SG Union Solingen was the main club, playing at the Stadion am Hermann … See more