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Solingen

Coordinates: 51°10′0″N 07°05′0″E / 51.16667°N 7.08333°E / 51.16667; 7.08333
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Solingen
City
Müngstener Brücke
Müngstener Brücke
Flag of Solingen
Flag
Coat of arms of Solingen
Coat of arms
Location of Solingen
Map
Solingen is located in Germany
Solingen
Solingen
Solingen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Solingen
Solingen
Coordinates: 51°10′0″N 07°05′0″E / 51.16667°N 7.08333°E / 51.16667; 7.08333
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictUrban district
Government
 • Lord mayorFranz Haug (CDU)
Area
 • Total89.45 km2 (34.54 sq mi)
Highest elevation
276 m (906 ft)
Lowest elevation
53 m (174 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total160,643
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
42601-42719
Dialling codes0212
Vehicle registrationSG
Websitewww.solingen.de

Solingen is a city in Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is near Düsseldorf and Wuppertal.

About 165,000 people live there.

In 1993, five Turks were killed in an arson attack.

In 2024, three people were killed with a knife and eight people were injured in a mass stabbing, during a festival for the city's 650th founding anniversary.

References

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  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW".
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