Solingen
Typical Houses in Solingen-Gräfrath
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Urban district
Lord Mayor	Franz Haug (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	89. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Düsseldorf is one of the five Regierungsbezirke ' of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north-west of the country German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' This is a list of urban districts in Germany. Germany is divided into 429 districts (not to be confused with the larger Regierungsbezirk) these consist The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city with special recognition The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 45 km² (34. 5 sq mi)
Elevation	53-276 m
Population	163,263  (30/06/2006)[1]
- Density	1,825 /km² (4,727 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SG
Postal codes	42601-42719
Area code	0212
Website	www.solingen.de Coordinates: 51°10′0″N 07°05′0″E / 51.16667, 7.08333

Solingen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. It is located on the northern edge of the region called Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr area, and with a 2005 population of 162,685 is the second largest city in the Bergisches Land. Berg was a medieval territory in today's North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Ruhr Area, ( German Ruhrgebiet, colloquial Ruhrpott, Kohlenpott or Revier) is an Urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia It is a member of the regional authority of the Rhineland. The Rhineland ( Rheinland in German) is the general name for the land on both sides of the river Rhine in the west of Germany.

Solingen is called the "City of blades", since it has long been renowned for the manufacturing of fine swords, knives, scissors and razors made by famous firms such as Wüsthof, J. A. Henckels, Boker, and numerous other manufacturers. Wüsthof Dreizackwerk ( Wüsthof Trident in English is a Knife -maker based in Solingen, Germany. Zwilling (Twin JA Henckels is a Knife manufacturer based in Solingen, Germany. Wilkinson is also based here.

In Medieval times, the swordsmiths of Solingen coined the town's image, which is preserved to this date. Bladesmithing is the art of Blacksmithing that relates specifically to creating Knives, Swords Daggers and other Blades using a In the latter part of the 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. Shotley Bridge is a village in the Derwent Valley adjoining the town of Consett in County Durham, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Some 90% of German knives are produced in Solingen.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Neighboring Cities and Communities 1.2 City Administration 2 Transportation 2.1 Rail 2.2 Trolleybus 3 History 3.1 Religion 4 Main Sights 5 Famous People 6 Twin Cities 7 References

Geography

Solingen lies southwest of Wuppertal in the Bergisches Land. ||-||} Wuppertal (ˈvʊpɐtaːl is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The city has an area of 89. 45 square kilometers (34. 54 sq. miles), of which roughly 50% is used for agriculture, horticulture, or forestry. The city's border is 62 kilometers (38. 5 miles) long, and the city's dimensions are 15. 6 kilometers (9. 7 miles) east to west and 11. 7 kilometers (7. 3 miles) north to south. The Wupper river, a right tributary the the Rhine, flows through the city for 26 kilometers (16. The Wupper is a right tributary to the Rhine river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge 2 miles). The city's highest point at 276 metres (906 ft) is in the northern borough of Gräfrath at the Light Tower, previously the water tower, and the lowest point at 53 metres (174 ft) is in the southwest. Gräfrath is a town in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, about 14 miles east from Düsseldorf. A water tower, watershed, or elevated water tower is a large elevated water storage container

Neighboring Cities and Communities

The following cities and communities share a border with Solingen, starting in the northeast and going clockwise around the city:

• Wuppertal (unitary urban district)

• Remscheid (unitary urban district)

• Wermelskirchen (within the Rheinisch-Bergischer district)

• Leichlingen (Rheinisch-Bergischer district)

• Langenfeld (within the district of Mettmann)

• Hilden (Mettmann)

• Haan (Mettmann)

City Administration

Solingen currently consists of five boroughs. ||-||} Wuppertal (ˈvʊpɐtaːl is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. This is a list of urban districts in Germany. Germany is divided into 429 districts (not to be confused with the larger Regierungsbezirk) these consist Remscheid (ˈʁɛmʃaɪt is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Wermelskirchen is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, southeast of Remscheid. The Rheinisch-Bergische Kreis is a Kreis ( District) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Leichlingen is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Langenfeld is a town in North-Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany) in the district of Mettmann Mettmann is a Kreis ( District) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Hilden is a city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. De Haan Haan is a town in the Bergian district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice Each borough has a municipal council of either 13 or 15 representatives (Bezirksvertreter) elected every five years by the borough's population. The municipal councils are responsible for many of the boroughs' important administrative affairs.

The five city boroughs:

• Gräfrath
• Wald (Solingen)
• (Solingen-)Mitte
• Ohligs/Aufderhöhe/Merscheid
• Höhscheid/Burg

The individuals boroughs are in part composed of separate quarters or residential areas with their own names, although they often lack precise borders. Gräfrath is a town in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, about 14 miles east from Düsseldorf. Examples of these areas are Balkhausen, Brabant, Broßhaus, Central, Dahl, Demmeltrath, Dorperhof, Flachsberg, Fürk, Fürkeltrath, Fuhr, Glüder, Gosse, Hackhausen, Haasenmühle, Hasseldelle, Hästen, Ittertal, Kannenhof, Katternberg, Ketzberg, Kohlfurth, Kotzert, Krahenhöhe, Külf, Landwehr, Mangenberg, Mankhaus, Maubes, Meigen, Müngsten, Nümmen, Papiermühle, Piepersberg, Rüden, Schaberg, Schieten, Schnittert, Theegarten, Unterland, Weyer, Widdert, Wilzhaus, and Zum Holz.

Transportation

Rail

Solingen is served by Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn line S7 from Düsseldorf. The Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn (in German S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr) is a polycentric S-Bahn network covering the area of the Ruhr valley (including cities such as Düsseldorf (ˈdʏsəldɔɐf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. RegionalBahn RB47 links Solingen (including the station nearest the town centre, Solingen–Mitte) to Wuppertal via Remscheid, Lennep and Ronsdorf. The Regionalbahn (abbreviated RB is a type of Regional train in Germany. ||-||} Wuppertal (ˈvʊpɐtaːl is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Remscheid (ˈʁɛmʃaɪt is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Ronsdorf is a district of the German town Wuppertal. It has population of about 22 There is also a Deutsche Bahn connection to Cologne via Leverkusen-Opladen. Deutsche Bahn AG ( DB AG, DBAG or DB) is the German national Railway company Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the eastern bank of the Rhine, half way between Cologne and Opladen, now a suburb of Leverkusen, used to be the capital of the Rhein-Wupper-Kreis (Rhine-Wupper-District up to 1975

Railway stations of Solingen
Station	Lines served	Destinations	Notes
Solingen Hauptbahnhof	ICE42	Dortmund – Solingen – Mannheim – Munich (InterCity Express)	Interchange with Obus Solingen (trolleybus) lines 681, 682. Dortmund (ˈdɔʁtmʊnt is a City in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Mannheim is a City in Germany. With 327318 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg after the capital Stuttgart Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany.
	ICE43	Hannover – Solingen – Cologne – Mannheim – Basel (InterCity Express)
	ICE91	Dortmund – Solingen – Frankfurt – Vienna (InterCity Express)
	IC31	Hamburg – Solingen – Cologne – Frankfurt (InterCity)
	IC55	Leipzig – Hannover – Solingen – Cologne
	RE7	Krefeld – Cologne – Solingen – Wuppertal – Hagen – Hamm – Münster (RegionalExpress)
	RB47	RegionalBahn to Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof via Remscheid
	RB48	Wuppertal – Solingen – Cologne – Bonn (RegionalBahn)
	S7	S-Bahn to Düsseldorf International Airport
Solingen Mitte	RB47	Nearest station to historic centre. Hanover (i ( haˈnoːfɐ on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony ( Niedersachsen "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong History The origins of the town were in Roman times when the legions founded the military camp of Gelduba (today the borough of Gellep Hagen is the 37th-largest City in Germany, located in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Hamm is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW Germany. It is located on the Lippe River, in the northeastern part of the Ruhr area. Münster ( is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia Düsseldorf International Airport (Flughafen Düsseldorf International,is the third largest airport in Germany, located in Düsseldorf, the capital city Interchange with trolleybus lines 681, 683, 684, 686.
Solingen Vogelpark	S7
Solingen Schaberg	RB47

Trolleybus

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Solingen has a Trolleybus network, one of only three in Germany remaining. The network centres on Graf-Wilhem-Platz (Count William Place).

History

The first trolleybus was brought into service on 19 June 1952. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The network was a conversion of the previous tram services. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train Conversion from tramway was completed on 2 December 1959. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Extensions to the system were opened in 1981-2 – Schlagbaum to Haßelstraße (2. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) 6 kilometres (1. 6 mi)) and Höscheid to Brockenburg (0. 8 kilometres (0. 50 mi)) respectively – and in 1993 from Aufderhöhe to Mangenberg/Graf-Wilhem-Platz (8. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) 2 kilometres (5. 1 mi)).

Network

As of 2007, 6 lines are in operation. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The older lines (681–684) are served every ten minutes, and the newer lines (685–686, opened 22 August 1993) run every half hour, although they are duplicated by each other for the majority of their route. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Routes 681 and 682 interchange with the city's principal railway station – Solingen Hbf – which lies in the western suburbs. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Line 683 – at 14. 5 kilometres (9. 0 mi), by far the network's longest – also connects to the Wuppertal Schwebebahn at Vohwinkel, the northern end of the route and the western terminus of the Schwebebahn. The southern extent of 683 is the picturesque town of Burg an der Wupper, which contains Schloss Burg (Burg Castle). For the castle in Luxembourg see Berg Castle Schloss Burg, located in Burg an der Wupper ( Solingen) is the largest reconstructed Burg is also home to the world's only trolleybus turntable, owing to lack of space to provide a full turning circle. In Rail terminology, a turntable is a device used to turn railroad Rolling stock. This precludes the use of articulated vehicles like on the rest of the network. An articulated vehicle is a vehicle which has a permanent or semi-permanent pivoting joint in its construction allowing the vehicle to turn more sharply

Fleet

As of early 2007 the fleet stands at 49 vehicles: 15 articulated Berkhof buses (2001/2), 20 articulated Van Hool buses (2002/3), and 14 three-axle MAN buses (1986-7). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Berkhof is a Netherlands -based Bus and coach builder founded in 1970 by Arthur Berkhof and his son Henk Doppelgelenkbus 01 KMJjpg|right|thumb|250px|A Van Hool bi-articulated 'Bendy Bus']] Van Hool NV is a Belgian Coachbuilder and manufacturer of An axle is a central shaft for a rotating Wheel or Gear. In some cases the axle may be fixed in position with a bearing or Bushing MAN AG is a German engineering Company based in Munich. MAN is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of engineering equipment The latter are due for replacement during 2008. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The power supply is 600 v dc. The volt (symbol V) is the SI derived unit of electric Potential difference or Electromotive force. Direct current ( DC) is the unidirectional flow of Electric charge.

Future plans

The mid 1990s saw plans to replace the trolleybuses with diesel buses, but this was never pursued; trolleybuses being preferred over diesel vehicles because of superior acceleration and better suitability for the hilly terrain. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Diesel or Diesel fuel (ˈdiːzəl in general is any Fuel used in Diesel engines The most common is a specific fractional distillate of petroleum Line 683 may, however, be extended from Burg and der Wupper using dual-system buses. This may obviate the need for the turntable at Burg.

History

Solingen was first mentioned in 1067 by a chronicler who called the area "Solonchon". Early variations of the name included "Solengen", "Solungen", and "Soleggen", although the modern name seems to have been in use since the late 14th and early 15th centuries.

Blacksmith smelters, dating back to over 2000 years, have been found around the town adding to Solingen's fame as a Northern Europe blacksmith center. Swords from Solingen have turned up in places such as the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the British Isles. Northern Europe prized the quality of Solingen's manufactured weaponry, and they were traded across the European continent. Solingen today remains the knife-center of Germany.

It was a tiny village for centuries, but became a fortified town in the 15th century. In World War II the Old Town was completely destroyed by an air raid in 1944 and 1,040 people died, so there are few sights in the center. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Strategic bombing is a Military strategy used in a Total war with the goal of defeating an enemy nation-state by destroying its economic ability to wage war rather

In 1929 Ohligs, located in the Prussian Rhine Province, 17 miles (27 km) by rail north of Cologne became part of Solingen. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The Rhine Province (Rheinprovinz also known as Rhenish Prussia ( Rheinpreußen) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free Its chief manufactures were cutlery and hardware, and there were iron-foundries and flour mills. Cutlery refers to any hand Implement used in preparing serving and especially eating Food in the Western world. Hardware is a general term that refers to the physical artifacts of a Technology. A gristmill or grist mill is a building where Grain is ground into Flour, or the grinding mechanism itself Other industries are brewing, dyeing, weaving and brick-making. Before 1891 it was known as Merscheid.

More recently, the city has been well known because of a May 29, 1993 arson in which two women and three girls died in an arson attack on the house of a Turkish family in Solingen. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Solingen arson attack of 1993 was one of the most severe instances of anti-foreigner violence in modern Germany. Turks in Germany (occasionally German Turks or Turkish Germans, German: Deutschtürken) are people of Turkish ethnicity living Seven more people were severely injured. The fire was set by local followers of Neo-Nazism. The term neo-Nazism refers to post- World War II Political movements Social movements and ideologies seeking to revive Nazism, The incident ignited further controversy when the German Chancellor, Helmut Kohl, refused to attend the funeral for the Solingen victims. Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (born 3 April 1930 is a German conservative politician and statesman

Religion

Solingen has belonged from its beginnings to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne (Erzbistums Köln), and more specifically to the Archdeaconry of the Probst (provost) of St. Kunibert, the deanery of Deutz. A position of archdeacon is a senior position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, and in some other Christian denominations above that of most Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Catholic Church and the Church of England. Although the Protestant Reformation gradually made gains in the city, which was under the control of the Counts of Berg, the population by and large remained Catholic. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time Berg was a medieval territory in today's North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Catholic community was newly endowed by the local lord in 1658 and in 1701 received a new church building. In 1827 Solingen became the seat of its own deanery within the newly defined Archdiocese of Cologne, to which the city's current parishes still belong.

As mentioned, the Reformation only gradually gained a foothold in Solingen. A reformed church affiliated with the Bergisch synod was established in 1590, and the city's parish church became reformed in 1649. The Reformed churches are a group of Christian Protestant Denominations formally characterized by a similar Calvinist system of doctrine historically A synod (also known as a council) is a council of a church, usually a Christian church convened to decide an issue of doctrine administration or application A parish church, in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a Parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches Lutherans had been present in Solingen since the beginning of the 17th century, and a Lutheran congregation was founded in 1635. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther In 1672 a formalized religious agreement was reached between the city's religious groups. The Reformation was also introduced in Gräfrath in 1590, where a church council was apparently established in 1629. The Reformed and Lutheran churches were formed into a united church community in 1838 following the general merger of Reformed and Lutheran churches in Prussia in 1817. United and uniting churches are churches formed from the merger or other form of union of two or more different Protestant denominations. The Prussian Union (Evangelical Christian Church ( Unionsurkunde) was the merger of the Lutheran Church and the Reformed Church in Prussia, by Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state

The Protestant parishes originally belonged to the district synod of Lennep, today part of the city Remscheid. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Remscheid (ˈʁɛmʃaɪt is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A new synod was established in Solingen in 1843, and the city acquired its own superintendent, a form of church administrator. Superintendent is the head of an administrative division of a Protestant church, largely historical but still in use in Germany This formed the basis for the present-day Church District of Solingen, a member of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland. Evangelical Church in the Rhineland is a united Protestant church in parts of the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate With the exception of the free churches, most protestant churches belong to the Church District of Solingen. The free church movement was one created to do away with the system of pew rents wherein persons or families rented or bought the title to a particular church pew

Today approximately 34% of Solingen's population belongs to protestant churches, and roughly 26% belong to Catholic churches. Other church communities in Solingen include Greek Orthodox, Evangelical Free (including Baptist and Bretheran), Methodist, Seventh-day Adventist, Pentecostal, Salvation Army, and free churches. The Greek Orthodox Church ( Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία Hellēnorthódoxē Ekklēsía) is formed by several autocephalous churches The Union of Evangelical Free Church Congregations in Germany (Bund Evangelisch-Freikirchlicher Gemeinden in Deutschland Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts is a fellowship of congregations Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. The Plymouth Brethren is a Conservative, Evangelical Christian movement, whose history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination and the second largest Protestant denomination in the United States. The Seventh-day Adventist (abbreviated " Adventist " Church is a Christian denomination which is distinguished mainly by its observance Pentecostalism is a renewalist religious movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the Baptism The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. The free church movement was one created to do away with the system of pew rents wherein persons or families rented or bought the title to a particular church pew The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jehovah's Witnesses and the New Apostolic Church also have communities in Solingen. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known Jehovah's Witnesses is a restorationist, millenialist Christian denomination The New Apostolic Church ( NAC) is a chiliastic church, existing since 1879 in Germany and since 1897 in the Netherlands.

Main Sights

Remaining edifices in the city center include:

• Schloss Burg, the Castle of the counts of Berg
• Rhineland Industrial Museum Hendrichs Drop Forge, an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage
• Klosterkirche, church (1690)
• Deutsches Klingenmuseum, German Blade Museum, presenting swords and cutlery of all epochs
• Müngsten Bridge, a railroad bridge connecting Solingen with the neighbour town of Remscheid. For the castle in Luxembourg see Berg Castle Schloss Burg, located in Burg an der Wupper ( Solingen) is the largest reconstructed The European Route of Industrial Heritage ( ERIH) is a network of the most important Industrial Heritage sites in Europe The Müngsten Bridge is the highest steel railroad bridge in Germany. Remscheid (ˈʁɛmʃaɪt is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Standing at 107 m above the ground, it is the highest railroad bridge of Germany. A bridge is a Structure built to span a Gorge, Valley, Road, railroad track, River, Body of water

Famous People

• SS Obersturmbannführer Adolf Eichmann, a high-ranking Nazi convicted of crimes against humanity and war crimes
• Writer Artur Möller van den Bruck was born in Solingen. Arthur Moeller van den Bruck ( April 23, 1876 &ndash May 30, 1925) was a German cultural historian and writer best known for his controversial
• Ulay (Frank Uwe Laysiepen), artist, photographer and performer who used to perform with Marina Abramovic.
• Walter Scheel was the 4th President of Germany in 1974 - 1979. Walter Scheel (born 8 July 1919 is a German politician ( FDP) The President of Germany (deutscher Bundespräsident is Germany 's Head of state.
• Hermann Friedrich Graebe a 'Righteous Among the Nations' by the Israelis. Herman Friedrich Graebe or Gräbe, ( June 19, 1900 &ndash April 17, 1986) was a German Manager and Engineer
• Veronica Ferres, German actress. Veronica Ferres (born 1965 is a German Actress who gained fame as Pierre Richard 's co-star in the French TV-movie Sans famille and
• Pina Bausch, born 1940, choreographer, winner of the Goethe Prize in 2008. Philippine "Pina" Bausch (born July 27, 1940 in Solingen, Germany) is a Modern dance choreographer and a leading See also, Choreography (literally "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance see chorea) and "γραφή" The Goethe Prize of Frankfurt-am-Main ( Goethepreis der Stadt Frankfurt) is a German Literary award of high prestige (not restricted to writers though
• Adolf Kamphausen, (1829-1909), biblical scholar
• J. C. C. Devaranne helped lead resistance against Napoleonic occupation in 1813. Adolf Kamphausen (1829-1909 was a German Protestant theologian, born at Solingen and educated at Bonn. Johann Christian Claudius Devaranne ( March 8 1784 – July 20 1813) was one of the leaders of the Russian Truncheon Insurgency directed against

The founders of Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company, later to transend into the automobile company of Studebaker, trace their lineage to blacksmiths from the region that migrated to America in 1736. Studebaker Corporation, or simply Studebaker, was a United States Wagon and Automobile manufacturer based in

Twin Cities

• - Złotoryja, Poland, since 1955
• - Gouda, Netherlands, since 1957
• - Chalon-sur-Saône, France, since 1960
• - Blyth, Northumberland, England, since 1962
• - Jinotega, Nicaragua, since 1985
• - Ness Ziona, Israel, since 1986
• - Thiès, Senegal, since 1990
• - Aue, Saxony, Germany, since 1990

References

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