Solingen

Solingen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Clemensgalerie and Clemens-church

Understand

Solingen is world famous for its century old tradition of making knives and swords and you can still get a high quality blade here, but expect to pay good money for good quality.

Get in

By train

  • 🌍 Solingen Main Station.

Get around

trolleybus network

By trolleybus

Solingen is one of only three remaining cities in Germany to still have buses driven by overhead wires.

See

  • 🌍 Müngstener Brücke. with the adjacent Brückenpark: The Müngsten Viaduct between Solingen and Remscheid is the highest railway bridge in Germany, running at 107 metres above ground level. A park located below the bridge contains various playground items, a mini golf course, a hand-operated overhead ferry and a bistro. Also, there are various hiking trails in the area.
  • 🌍 Burg Castle.

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-range

Connect

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