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Wuppertal Schwebebahn
The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Solingen
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Solingen
Solingen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Haan, 57km from Schloss Drachenburg.
Solingen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 160,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Haan, about 5 km away.
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 ofRead more
the Rhineland.
Solingen is called the Klingenstadt (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.
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. In the local dialect the Solinger Platt, a variety of the Limburgish language, the city is called Solich or Zóóliech.
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What is there to see near Solingen?
Within an hour or so of Solingen: Wuppertal Schwebebahn (10 km), Classic Remise Düsseldorf (18 km), Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) (27 km), Zollverein Coal Mine (35 km).
Are there any good drives near Solingen?
The nearest famous roads are Mosel Valley Wine Route, Moselle Valley Road (B53) and Baraque de Fraiture.
Where is Solingen?
Solingen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 5 km from Haan.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 164,359
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.1734, 7.0845
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Solingen
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Classic Remise Düsseldorf
A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.
18 km · about 20 min drive
cathedral
Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)
This twin-spired Gothic giant towers over the Rhine, its 533 steps rewarding climbers with a sweeping city panorama.
27 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Zollverein Coal Mine
A Bauhaus-styled colliery and UNESCO icon of the Ruhr, now a striking park of red walkways, museums and a winter ice rink.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Phantasialand
Award-winning German theme park near Cologne known for incredibly detailed theming and innovative ride experiences.
44 km · about 50 min drive
castle
Schloss Drachenburg
A flamboyant 19th-century villa-castle on the Drachenfels above the Rhine, reached by Germany's oldest cogwheel railway.
57 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Drachenfels
A dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Solingen
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 57 kmDrachenfelsA dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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