Solingen
in Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Düsseldorf International Airport (16 mi) - Essen Mulheim Airport (17 mi)
- Cologne Bonn Airport (21 mi)
- Mönchengladbach Airport (25 mi)
- Norvenich Airport (30 mi)
- Dortmund Airport (33 mi)
- Aachen-Merzbrück Airport (46 mi)
- Niederrhein Airport (50 mi)
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (71 mi)
- Cologne Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- Aachen Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier (Unesco heritage, 100 mi)
- Messel Pit Fossil Site (Unesco heritage, 114 mi)
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City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications (Unesco heritage, 116 mi) -
Schokland and Surroundings (Unesco heritage, 116 mi) - Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch (Unesco heritage, 124 mi)
- Kölner Zoo (zoo, (16 mi)
- Zoologischer Garten Düsseldorf (zoo, (13 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.173 and 7.084 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 10' 24" and E 7° 5' 4"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- German
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:57 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:59 am and 4:35 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Germany.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Germany. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Solingen
Solingen in Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf (North Rhine-Westphalia) with it's 164,359 inhabitants is located in Germany about 286 mi (or 460 km) west of Berlin, the country's capital.
Local time in Solingen is now 04:57 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Berlin with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the wider vicinity of Solingen, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Germany is Düsseldorf International Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Germany is Cologne Cathedral in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), South. We found 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Remscheid, Wuppertal, Mettmann, Odenthal and Leverkusen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 0°C / 33 °F
| Morning Temperature | 0°C / 33 °F |
| Evening Temperature | -2°C / 28 °F |
| Night Temperature | -3°C / 27 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 80% |
| Air Pressure | 1002 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Snow |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
-0°C (32 °F)
-0°C (31 °F)
Snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
1°C (35 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
CityClass Savoy
Vienna House Easy Wuppertal
Abalone
Gräfrather Hof
Ascot garni
Arcade
König
Haus Niggemann
Kempe Komfortplus
Solinger Hof
Videos from this area
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kleine Rundfahrt durch Solingen I CIMG3782.AVI
A small sightseeing tour of Solingen Part I Eine kleine Rundfahrt durch Solingen Part I.
Rosenmontagszug in Solingen 2014
Sie sehen den Bericht von blaugelb-tv über den Rosenmontags-Zug 2014 mit allen Gruppen und Wagen.
Energieberatung Solingen Infrarotheizung Solingen Ökostrom NRW ebs Energiekonzepte
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Sprengung Turmhotel Solingen 18.12.2011
Am 18.12.2011 wurde um 14:15 Uhr das ehemalige Turmhotel in Solingen gesprengt.
kleine Rundfahrt durch Solingen II CIMG3783.AVI
A small sightseeing tour of Solingen Part II Eine kleine Rundfahrt durch Solingen Part II.
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Solingen Der Film - DemoTrailer [UHD]
Der extra kurze Trailer zu "Ist und bleibt scharf - Solingen Der Film" Ein längerer Trailer folgt in den nächsten Wochen. Sprecher: Robin Black-Knight Musik: Horst Rathmann Kamera & Schnitt:...
Lofty Zweitfrisuren GmbH - Filiale Solingen
Eindrücke unserer Filiale in Solingen.
Solingen Trolleybus
Hess - Vossloh Kiepe trolibusz Solingenben, tévedésből helytelen irányban közlekedve, szedőkiugrással, dízelaggregátos önjáró üzemmel. :-) Hess - Vossloh Kiepe trolleybus going...
MIKROM Wasserbetten Solingen Tempur Akva Waterbeds Matratzen
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60 Jahre Obus in Solingen - Tag der offenen Tür am 30. Juni 2012 [HD 720p]
Fotos sind hier zu sehen / See the photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/linie305/sets/72157638419431836/ Am 30. Juni 2012 feierte Solingen das 60jährige Obus-Jubiläum. Aus diesem Grund...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Bergische Museumsbahnen
|} 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. Wuppertal operates still the "Schwebebahn", a unique overhead railway.
Gräfrath
Grafrath is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany. It takes its name from Saint Rasso (Ratho), who was a count (Graf) who founded a Benedictine abbey here in the 10th century.
Solingen arson attack of 1993
The Solingen arson attack of 1993 was one of the most severe instances of anti-foreigner violence in modern Germany. On the night of May 28 to May 29, 1993, four young German men (ages 16-23) belonging to the far right skinhead scene, with neo-Nazi ties, set fire to the house of a large Turkish family in Solingen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Three girls and two women died; fourteen other family members, including several children, were injured, some of them severely.
Botanischer Garten Solingen
The Botanischer Garten Solingen is a 6 hectares botanical garden located at Vogelsang 2a, Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is open daily without charge. The garden dates to 1952 when the city opened its first greenhouse on a 4-hectare site, with the garden itself opening in 1963. In 1965 the tropical house was built (143 m², 8 meters in height), and in 1994-1995 the greenhouses were extended to 826 m² by adding a cactus house and bromeliad house.
Solingen Grünewald station
Solingen Grünewald station is in the city of Solingen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Solingen railway. The line through the site of Solingen Grünewald station was opened on 12 February 1890 as part of the Solingen–Wuppertal-Vohwinkel line, known as the Korkenzieherbahn ("Corkscrew Railway"), to Vohwinkel. The station was opened on 6 May 2006. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station.
Solingen Mitte station
Solingen Mitte station is in the city of Solingen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Solingen railway. The line through the site of Solingen Mitte station was opened on 2 December 1890 as part of the Solingen–Wuppertal-Vohwinkel line, known as the Korkenzieherbahn ("Corkscrew Railway"), to Vohwinkel. The station was opened on 10 December 2006. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.
Violettas Puppenbühne
Violettas Puppenbühne is a theatre in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Gymnasium Schwertstraße
The Gymnasium Schwertstraße in Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany was established on 15 October 1841 as the Höhere Bürgerschule, and is the oldest and most traditional of the four gymnasiums in the city.
These districts belong to Solingen.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Solingen.
- Dilldorfer Hoehe
- Klausenberg
- Huettenstrasse
- Lustheide
- Siebenmorgen
- Rosendahl
- Duesseldorf-Pempelfort
- Kriel
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Solingen.
Solingen: Panorama, Solingen (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Solingen, زولينغن, Горад Золінген, Золинген, Ζόλινγκεν, زولینگن, זולינגן, ZIO, ゾーリンゲン, ზოლინგენი, 졸링겐, Solich, Zolingenas, Zolingene, سولنگن, โซลิงเงิน, Золінген, 索林根
