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Solingen

Western Europe

Solingen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 25 kilometers east of Dusseldorf along the northern edge of the Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr. After Wuppertal it is the second largest city in the Bergisches Land and a member of the regional authority of the Rhineland.

Facts
Population
164,621 1
Area (sq km)
89.45 1
Founding Year
1067 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
53 1
Latitude
51.171944 degrees north 1
Longitude
7.084722 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
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Albert Bierstadt

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Böker

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Sources
1. Solingen (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1067-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 164,621 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 51.171944, longitude 7.084722
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 53 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 89.45 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 164621 (2025)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 51.1719,7.0847
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 228.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 7.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 7.25
51.25 7.25 Cfb
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4. GeoNames: Solingen - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2831580
Quote, cities500 record 2831580
51.17343 7.0845 P PPLA3 DE 07 051 05122 05122000 164359 229 Europe/Berlin
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Wikidata: Solingen
Wikidata Q2942, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Solingen (Wikipedia)
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
    [ˈzoːlɪŋən] ; Limburgish: Solich) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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