Editing Solingen (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Solingen Graefrath 2006 08 09 0093.jpg|thumb|Typical houses in Solingen-[[Gräfrath]]]]
[[File:Clemens.jpg|thumb|Solingen-Mitte: St. Clemens Church and Clemens Galerien]]
[[File:Mummenscheid1.jpg|thumb|Mummenscheid farmyard in the borough of Wald]]
[[File:SG-Gräfrath gesamter Markt.JPG|thumb|Historical marketplace in Gräfrath]]
[[File:Wupper bei Wupperbrücke Wiesenkotten 03 ies.jpg|thumb|River [[Wupper]]]]
Solingen lies southwest of [[Wuppertal]] in the [[Bergisches Land]]. The city has an area of {{convert|89.45|km2|sqmi}}, of which roughly 50% is used for agriculture, horticulture, or forestry. The city's border is {{convert|62|km|mi}} long, and the city's dimensions are {{convert|15.6|km|mi}} east to west and {{convert|11.7|km|mi}} north to south. The [[Wupper|Wupper river]], a right tributary of the [[Rhine]], flows through the city for {{convert|26|km|mi}}. The city's highest point at 276 metres (906&nbsp;ft) is in the northern borough of [[Gräfrath]] at the Light Tower, previously the [[water tower]], and the lowest point at 53 metres (174&nbsp;ft) is in the southwest.

===Neighbouring cities and communities===
The following cities and communities share a border with Solingen, starting in the northeast and going clockwise around the city:
* [[Wuppertal]] ([[Urban districts of Germany|unitary urban district]])
* [[Remscheid]] (unitary urban district)
* [[Wermelskirchen]] (within the [[Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis|Rheinisch-Bergischer district]])
* [[Leichlingen]] (Rheinisch-Bergischer district)
* [[Langenfeld, Rhineland|Langenfeld]] (within the [[Mettmann (district)|district of Mettmann]])
* [[Hilden]] (Mettmann)
* [[Haan]] (Mettmann)

===City administration===
Solingen currently consists of five Stadtbezirke, or [[Stadtbezirk|borough]]s. 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

Ohligs/Aufderhöhe/Merscheid and Höhscheid/Burg are divided into sections ("Stadtteile") that were once separate towns and are still statistical and planning units but are no longer self-governing.

The city further comprises many neighborhoods with their own names, although they often lack precise borders:

: '''Aufderhöhe:''' Aufderbech, Börkhaus, Gosse, Horn, Holzhof, Josefstal, Landwehr, Löhdorf, Pohligsfeld, Riefnacken, Rupelrath, Siebels, Steinendorf, Ufer, Wiefeldick
: '''[[Burg an der Wupper|Burg]]:''' Angerscheid, Höhrath
: '''[[Gräfrath]]:''' Central, Flachsberg, Flockertsholz, Focher Dahl, Fürkeltrath, Heide, Ketzberg, Külf, Nümmen, Piepersberg, Rathland, Schieten, Zum Holz
: '''Höhscheid:''' Balkhausen, Bünkenberg, Dorperhof, Friedrichstal, Fürkelt, Glüder, Grünewald, Haasenmühle, Hästen, Katternberg, Kohlsberg, Meiswinkel, Nacken, Pfaffenberg, Pilghausen, Rölscheid, Rüden, Schaberg, Schlicken, Unnersberg, Weeg, Widdert, Wippe
: '''Merscheid:''' Büschberg, Dahl, Dingshaus, Fürk, Fürker Irlen, Gönrath, Hübben, Hoffnung, Limminghofen, Scheuren, Schmalzgrube
: '''Mitte:''' Entenpfuhl, Eick, Grunenburg, Hasseldelle, Kannenhof, Kohlfurth, Krahenhöhe, Mangenberg, Meigen, Müngsten, Papiermühle, Scheidt, Schlagbaum, Schrodtberg, Stöcken, Stockdum, Theegarten, Vorspel, Windfeln
: '''Ohligs:''' Brabant, Broßhaus, Buschfeld, Caspersbroich, Deusberg, Engelsberger Hof, Hackhausen, Keusenhof, Mankhaus, Maubes, Monhofer Feld, Poschheide, Scharrenberg, Schnittert, Suppenheide, Unterland, Wilzhaus, Verlach
: '''Wald:''' Bavert, Demmeltrath, Eschbach, Eigen, Fuhr, Garzenhaus, Itter, Kotzert, [[Lochbach (Itter)|Lochbachtal]], Rolsberg, Vogelsang, Weyer

===Climate===

Solingen's climate is classified as [[Oceanic climate|oceanic]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfb''; [[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]]: ''Dolk''). The average annual temperature in Solingen is {{cvt|9.1|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1046.1|mm}} with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around {{cvt|17.1|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|1.2|C}}. 

The Solingen weather station has recorded the following extreme values:<ref name=sklima/>
* Highest Temperature {{convert|36.6|C|F}} on 18 June 2002.
* Warmest Minimum {{convert|23.6|C|F}} on 9 August 1992.
* Coldest Maximum {{convert|-14.0|C|F}} on 1 February 1956.
* Lowest Temperature {{convert|-23.6|C|F}} on 27 January 1942.<ref name=wetterzentrale/>
* Highest Daily Precipitation {{convert|84.1|mm|in|abbr=on}} on 17 April 1936.
* Wettest Month {{convert|267.8|mm|in|abbr=on}} in September 1957.
* Wettest Year {{convert|1420.0|mm|in|abbr=on}} in 1954.
* Driest Year {{convert|720.6|mm|in|abbr=on}} in 1959.
* Earliest Snowfall: 28 October 1950.
* Latest Snowfall: 3 May 1979.

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Solingen (1961−1990 normals, extremes 1936–2002)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 14.2
|Feb record high C = 18.8
|Mar record high C = 23.9
|Apr record high C = 28.4
|May record high C = 31.6
|Jun record high C = 36.6
|Jul record high C = 36.2
|Aug record high C = 35.2
|Sep record high C = 33.0
|Oct record high C = 25.9
|Nov record high C = 19.5
|Dec record high C = 16.6
|year record high C = 36.6
|Jan avg record high C = 9.3
|Feb avg record high C = 10.9
|Mar avg record high C = 16.1
|Apr avg record high C = 21.6
|May avg record high C = 25.7
|Jun avg record high C = 28.8
|Jul avg record high C = 30.3
|Aug avg record high C = 29.7
|Sep avg record high C = 25.3
|Oct avg record high C = 21.3
|Nov avg record high C = 14.7
|Dec avg record high C = 10.8
|year avg record high C = 31.5
|Jan high C = 3.2
|Feb high C = 4.8
|Mar high C = 8.1
|Apr high C = 12.3
|May high C = 17.1
|Jun high C = 20.0
|Jul high C = 21.5
|Aug high C = 21.4
|Sep high C = 18.2
|Oct high C = 13.7
|Nov high C = 7.5
|Dec high C = 4.3
|year high C = 12.7
|Jan mean C = 1.2
|Feb mean C = 2.0
|Mar mean C = 4.7
|Apr mean C = 8.2
|May mean C = 12.6
|Jun mean C = 15.5
|Jul mean C = 17.1
|Aug mean C = 16.7
|Sep mean C = 13.7
|Oct mean C = 10.0
|Nov mean C = 5.1
|Dec mean C = 2.3
|year mean C = 9.1
|Jan low C = -0.8
|Feb low C = -0.4
|Mar low C = 1.9
|Apr low C = 4.5
|May low C = 8.5
|Jun low C = 11.3
|Jul low C = 13.0
|Aug low C = 12.9
|Sep low C = 10.4
|Oct low C = 7.3
|Nov low C = 2.9
|Dec low C = 0.3
|year low C = 6.0
|Jan avg record low C = -8.5
|Feb avg record low C = -6.9
|Mar avg record low C = -4.2
|Apr avg record low C = -1.2
|May avg record low C = 2.1
|Jun avg record low C = 5.7
|Jul avg record low C = 7.9
|Aug avg record low C = 7.8
|Sep avg record low C = 5.1
|Oct avg record low C = 1.6
|Nov avg record low C = -3.4
|Dec avg record low C = -6.9
|year avg record low C = -11.1
|Jan record low C = -23.6
|Feb record low C = -20.1
|Mar record low C = -11.6
|Apr record low C = -5.6
|May record low C = -2.2
|Jun record low C = 2.0
|Jul record low C = 5.0
|Aug record low C = 4.5
|Sep record low C = 1.2
|Oct record low C = -3.3
|Nov record low C = -8.2
|Dec record low C = -16.5
|year record low C = -23.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 94.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 66.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 90.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 70.8
|May precipitation mm = 82.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 95.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 99.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 82.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 80.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 78.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 96.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 107.5
|year precipitation mm = 1046.1
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 20.6
|Feb precipitation days = 15.8
|Mar precipitation days = 18.8
|Apr precipitation days = 16.3
|May precipitation days = 16.5
|Jun precipitation days = 16.3
|Jul precipitation days = 15.7
|Aug precipitation days = 15.5
|Sep precipitation days = 15.3
|Oct precipitation days = 15.3
|Nov precipitation days = 18.8
|Dec precipitation days = 20.0
|year precipitation days = 204.9
|Jan snow depth cm = 10.9
|Feb snow depth cm = 8.4
|Mar snow depth cm = 5.0
|Apr snow depth cm = 1.5
|May snow depth cm = 0.1
|Jun snow depth cm = 0
|Jul snow depth cm = 0
|Aug snow depth cm = 0
|Sep snow depth cm = 0
|Oct snow depth cm = 0
|Nov snow depth cm = 2.9
|Dec snow depth cm = 7.0
|year snow depth cm = 16.2
|humidity colour = green
|Jan humidity = 85.9
|Feb humidity = 80.7
|Mar humidity = 78.0
|Apr humidity = 73.1
|May humidity = 71.4
|Jun humidity = 73.3
|Jul humidity = 73.8
|Aug humidity = 75.5
|Sep humidity = 80.3
|Oct humidity = 82.8
|Nov humidity = 85.7
|Dec humidity = 86.4
|year humidity = 78.9
|source 1 = DWD Open Data<ref name=wetterzentrale>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.wetterzentrale.de/extremes_mon.php?station=4741&maand=6&country=1&order=1&extreem=X_TX
|title = Extremwertanalyse der DWD-Stationen, Tagesmaxima, Dekadenrekorde, usw.
|publisher = DWD
|language = de
|access-date = 26 October 2024}}</ref><ref name=sklima>{{cite web 
|url = http://sklima.de/datenbank_auswertung.php?tab=2
|title = Monatsauswertung 
|website = sklima.de 
|publisher = SKlima 
|language = de 
|access-date = 26 October 2024}}</ref>
}}