Solingen

city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Solingen

Summary

Solingen is a big city[1]. Solingen draws 1,230 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #150 of 300).[2]

Key Facts

  • Solingen was a member of Eurotowns network[3].
  • Solingen was a member of Climate Alliance[4].
  • Solingen was a member of Mayors for Peace[5].
  • Solingen was a member of Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen[6].
  • Solingen was a member of Landschaftsverband Rheinland[7].
  • Solingen is located in Düsseldorf Government Region[8].
  • Solingen is in the country of Germany[9].
  • Solingen is on the body of water Wupper[10].
  • Solingen's head of government is recorded as Daniel Flemm[11].
  • Solingen's instance of is recorded as big city[12].
  • Solingen's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city[13].
  • Solingen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[14].
  • Solingen's instance of is recorded as urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia[15].
  • Solingen's instance of is recorded as Option municipality[16].
  • Solingen's shares border with is recorded as Wuppertal[17].
  • Solingen's shares border with is recorded as Wermelskirchen[18].
  • Solingen's shares border with is recorded as Langenfeld[19].
  • Solingen's shares border with is recorded as Haan[20].
  • Solingen's shares border with is recorded as Remscheid[21].
  • Solingen's shares border with is recorded as Hilden[22].
  • Solingen's shares border with is recorded as Rhein-Berg District[23].
  • Solingen's shares border with is recorded as Mettmann[24].
  • Solingen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aue[25].
  • Solingen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Złotoryja[26].
  • Solingen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gouda[27].

Body

Founding

1067 marks the founding of Solingen[28].

Why It Matters

Solingen draws 1,230 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #150 of 300).[2] Solingen has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Solingen is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+156771'}, {'amount': '+158908'}, {'amount': '+158803'} +11
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  2. 6w ago · Reise Reise · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coat of arms → Q141144303
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  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 79311
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  4. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+156771'}, {'amount': '+158908'}, {'amount': '+158803'} +11
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  5. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in or next to body of water → Wupper
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 1994886, 5683420
    Located in → —
    Male population → {'amount': '+77471'}, {'amount': '+77284'}
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