Höhscheid
District of Solingen
North Rhine-Westphalia - Germany

Gruiten

Gruiten is a historical, North-Rhine-Westphalian village incorporated by Haan. The village is located near Wuppertal and Düsseldorf.

Located at 51.2181, 7.01139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Villages in North Rhine-Westphalia

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.

Located at 51.1914, 7.11222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Tram transport in Germany, Heritage railways in Germany, Transport in North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Railway museums in Germany, Bergisches Land, Museums in North Rhine-Westphalia

Cronenberg, Wuppertal

Cronenberg was formerly an independent German town in the Rhine Province.

Located at 51.2, 7.13333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Historic Jewish communities, Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal

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.

Located at 51.2, 7.08333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Solingen, Fürstenfeldbruck (district)

Burg Castle (Solingen)

Burg Castle, located in Burg an der Wupper, is the largest reconstructed castle in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a popular tourist attraction. Its early history is closely connected to the growth of the Duchy of Berg.

Located at 51.1375, 7.15278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Castles in North Rhine-Westphalia, Museums in North Rhine-Westphalia, Solingen, House of Berg, Historic house museums in Germany, Hunting lodges

Knipex

Knipex is a German manufacturer of pliers for professional use. The headquarters are located in Wuppertal-Cronenberg. For four generations, Knipex has been an independent, owner-managed family company.

Located at 51.2111, 7.14583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Tool manufacturers, Museums in North Rhine-Westphalia, History museums in Germany, Technology museums in Germany

Stadion am Zoo

The Stadion am Zoo is a multi-purpose stadium in Wuppertal, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Wuppertaler SV Borussia. The stadium is able to hold 23,067 people and was built in 1924.

Located at 51.2391, 7.10508 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Football venues in Germany, Wuppertaler SV Borussia, Wuppertal, Sports venues in North Rhine-Westphalia

Müngsten Bridge

Müngsten Bridge is the highest steel railroad bridge in Germany. The bridge is 107 metres high and spans the valley of the river Wupper, connecting the cities of Remscheid and Solingen. This stretch is part of the Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Solingen railway. It is used exclusively by the Regionalbahn service Der Müngstener (RB 47). Originally the bridge was named Kaiser-Wilhelm-Brücke (Emperor Wilhelm Bridge) to honour Emperor Wilhelm I.

Located at 51.1606, 7.13333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway bridges in Germany, Remscheid, Solingen, Bridges completed in 1897, Deck arch bridges, Transport in North Rhine-Westphalia

Saltus-Werk Max Forst GmbH

Saltus-Werk Max Forst GmbH, in short, SALTUS, is a member of the Saltus Technology AG Group whose registered offices are in Solingen, Germany, and manufactures handtools, click-type torque wrenches, electronic torque wrenches and special-purpose tools.

Located at 51.1636, 7.11722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Torque tool manufacturers, Solingen, Companies based in North Rhine-Westphalia

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.

Located at 51.184, 7.08992 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Terrorism in Germany, Arson in Europe, Hate crimes, History of North Rhine-Westphalia, 1993 in Germany, Terrorist incidents in 1993, Neo-Nazism in Germany, German people of Turkish descent, Racism in Germany, 1993 fires, Solingen, Mass murder in 1993

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.

Located at 51.1845, 7.0647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Germany, Gardens in North Rhine-Westphalia

Solingen Central Station

Solingen Central Station (Solingen Hauptbahnhof) is the only train station in Solingen, Germany offering ICE and IC long distance trains. Solingen-Mitte station serves central Solingen but only with Regionalbahn trains.

Located at 51.1615, 7.00417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations, Hauptbahnhof in Germany, S1 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), Solingen

Wuppertal-Vohwinkel station

Vohwinkel station is the most western station in the city of Wuppertal. It is placed in the district of Vohwinkel. It is a triangular station, built at a railway junction.

Located at 51.2341, 7.07143 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations, S8 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), S9 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), Wuppertal

Gruiten station

Gruiten station is one of the two stations of the Bergian city of Haan in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is described in German as a Berührungsbahnhof (contact station), as the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld and the Gruiten–Köln-Deutz lines both pass through the station, but their operations are separate. East of the station, they join to form a common route at Linden junction, which is the actual beginning of the Gruiten–Köln-Deutz line.

Located at 51.2146, 7.01085 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations, S8 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)

Cronenberg Protestant Cemetery

Evangelischer Friedhof Cronenberg is a historic church-operated Protestant cemetery in the Cronenberg district of Wuppertal. The cemetery is still used for burials.

Located at 51.2069, 7.13139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Germany, Lutheran cemeteries, Protestant Reformed cemeteries, Wuppertal

Wuppertal-Sonnborn station

Wuppertal-Sonnborn station is located in the city of Wuppertal in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station. The station is served by S 8 services between Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof and Hagen Hauptbahnhof (some terminating at Wuppertal-Oberbarmen and some running on to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof as line S 5).

Located at 51.2406, 7.09628 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations, S9 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), S8 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), Wuppertal

Solingen Vogelpark station

Solingen Vogelpark station is in the city of Solingen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Düsseldorf–Solingen railway, which was opened on was opened on 3 January 1894 by the Prussian state railways. The station was also opened in 1976 or 1977 and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station. The station is served by line S 1 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn, running between Dortmund and Solingen every 20 minutes during the day.

Located at 51.1663, 6.9922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations, S1 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), Solingen

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.

Located at 51.1638, 7.07957 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Solingen

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.

Located at 51.1661, 7.08935 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Solingen

Leichlingen station

Leichlingen station is a through station in the town of Leichlingen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was opened on 25 August 1867 on the Gruiten–Köln-Deutz railway, which was completed between Gruiten and Opladen by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company on 25 September 1867. It has two platform tracks and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.

Located at 51.1079, 7.00537 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia

Haan station

Haan station is a through station in the town of Haan in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was opened between 1880 and 1897 on the Gruiten–Köln-Deutz railway, which was completed between Gruiten and Opladen by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company on 25 September 1867. It has two platform tracks and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.

Located at 51.1882, 6.99804 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia

Violettas Puppenbühne

Violettas Puppenbühne is a theatre in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Located at 51.1583, 7.09083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Theatres in North Rhine-Westphalia

Erbslöh

The Erbslöh was an airship named after the German aviation pioneer Oskar Erbslöh from Wuppertal that was operational in the years 1909/10. In July 1910 the Erbslöh crashed near Leverkusen, killing all five people on board.

Located at 51.0947, 7.01917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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1910 in Germany, Airships of 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.

Located at 51.1687, 7.08964 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Solingen, Schools in North Rhine-Westphalia, High schools in Germany, Educational institutions established in 1841

Witzhelden

Witzhelden is a small town located in the district of Leichlingen near the cities of Düsseldorf, Solingen, and Cologne in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.

Located at 51.1167, 7.11667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia, Provinces of Prussia, History of North Rhine-Westphalia