Solingen

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

Clemensgalerie and Clemens-church

Get in

By train

• 1 Solingen Main Station. The train station has regular services to other cities in North Rhine-Westphalia (Düsseldorf, Cologne, Dortmund, etc.) and elsewhere in Germany (Frankfurt, Munich...), as well as sporadic services to Basel and Vienna.  

By plane

Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Dortmund, and Frankfurt are all within close proximity to Solingen.

Get around

trolleybus network

By trolleybus

Solingen is one of only three remaining cities in Germany to still have buses driven by overhead wires. The other two German cities to retain such systems (as of 2020) are Eberswalde and Esslingen.

See

• 1 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.  
• 2 Burg Castle (Schloss Burg). (updated Nov 2017)

Do

• 1 Galileum Solingen.  

Buy

• Haribo Factory Outlet, Wuppertaler Str. 76. M-Sa 09:00-18:00. Factory outlet of the famous candy brand. Wide selection. (updated Apr 2024)

Eat

• 1 Fasil, Am Neumarkt 13, ☏ +49 212 2337907, info@fasil-solingen.de. Tu-F 12:00-15:00 and 17:30-00:00, Sa 12:00-15:00 and 17:30-05:00, Su 15:00-00:00. Turkish and mediterranean food. (updated Dec 2017)
• 2 Gaston - Fischerstube, Breidbacher Tor 5-7, ☏ +49 212 2245904. M-Sa 10:00-21:30, Su 11:00-15:00. Seafood (updated Dec 2017)
• 3 Bistro & Café Valentino, Küstergasse 1, ☏ +49 212 10220. M-F 09:00-19:00, Sa 09:00-16:00. Serves breakfast, lunch and cakes. (updated Dec 2017)

Sleep

Budget

• 1 Adler Apotheke, Stresemannstraße 8, ☏ +49 212 2237522. Bed and breakfast in the formerly "Adler Apotheke (pharmacy)" much used by craftsman. Shared bathroom and toilets. €25 per night in a single room. (updated Dec 2017)
• 2 Hotel Solinger Hof, Goerdelerstraße 9, ☏ +49 212 599030. Hotel with restaurant and three skittle lanes. (updated Dec 2017)
• 3 Zum Roten Ochsen, Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 20, info@zumrotenochsen.info. Small hotel with 18 rooms. (updated Dec 2017)
• Monteurzimmer Solingen, Kölner Straße, ☏ +49 2246 9111217, fax: +49 2246 9111211, info@mczimmervermietung.de. Bed and breakfast much used by craftsman. Shared bathroom and toilets. €360 per month an person. (updated Jul 2021)

Mid-range

• 4 H+ Hotel Solingen, Teschestraße 34, ☏ +49 212 22060, solingen@h-hotels.com. All rooms are equipped with TV, radio, fridge and a bathroom. (updated Dec 2017)

Go next

• Cologne
• Düsseldorf
• Wuppertal
• Remscheid