Revision as of 20:19, 13 October 2023 edit 35.137.141.49 (talk) At some point (research is ongoing) the name began to be spelled with a K. The Klaubergs continued to be very involved in the ancient family cutlery business, first in Solingen and then later in the USA. ← Previous edit		Revision as of 03:09, 22 October 2023 edit undo DavidBrooks-AWB (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users 18,767 edits m EB1911 attribution Tag: AWB Next edit →
Line 1: {{distinguish\|text=[[Söllingen]] in Lower Saxony}} {{Infobox German ~~location~~place \|type = City \|image_photo = Solingen_Innenstadt_001.JPG Line 93: [[File:SOL001.JPG\|thumb\|150px\|Coins issued in 1919 by the City of Solingen]] [[File:Stadt Solingen 1922.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|Bond of the City of Solingen, issued 1 July 1922]] ~~In 1929, Ohligs located~~Early in the ~~[[Prussia]]n~~20th ~~[[Rhine Province]]~~century, ~~{{convert\|17\|mi\|km}} by rail north of [[Cologne]] became part of Solingen. Its~~Ohligs's chief manufactures were [[cutlery]] and [[household hardware\|hardware]], and there were iron-foundries and [[flour mill]]s. Other industries were brewing, dyeing, weaving and brick-making.<ref>{{EB1911\|inline=y\|wstitle=Ohligs\|volume=20\|page=34}}</ref> In 1929, Ohligs located in the [[Prussia]]n [[Rhine Province]], {{convert\|17\|mi\|km}} by rail north of [[Cologne]] became part of Solingen. In [[World War II]], the Old Town was completely destroyed by a [[Strategic bombing during World War II\|bombing raid]] by the [[Royal Air Force\|RAF]] in 1944; 1,800 people died and over 1,500 people were injured.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://solinger-bote.de/nachrichten/2014/11/05/solingen-gedenken-an-solinger-bombenopfer-vor-70-jahren/ \|title=Solingen: Gedenken an Solinger-Bombenopfer vor 70 Jahren \| \|access-date=2014-11-06 \|archive-date=2014-11-06 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106165734/http://solinger-bote.de/nachrichten/2014/11/05/solingen-gedenken-an-solinger-bombenopfer-vor-70-jahren/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> As such, there are few pre-war sites in the centre. Line 669 ⟶ 670: [https://www.die-bergischen-drei.de/stadt-solingen.html Travel guide from ''die-bergischen-drei.de''] {{in lang\|de}} {{Commons category-inline}} {{Wikivoyage- inline}} {{Cite NIE\|wstitle=Ohligs\|short=x}}

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