List of street names in Solingen (R – Z)

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The list of street names in Solingen (R-Z) contains all streets and places in this letter range of the Bergisch city ​​of Solingen as well as an explanation of the origin of the name, as far as known, an allocation to the respective city districts as well as the subject area of ​​the classification plan for the naming of Streets, paths and squares.

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  • The Street Name column contains the name of the street or square.
  • The districts to which the streets and squares belong are listed as the district .
  • The column, if applicable, classification plan provides information on whether the street is part of the official classification plan for naming streets, paths and squares in the city of Solingen and, if so, in which subject area.
  • In the column meaning , explanations of the origin of the name (such as places, personalities or historical events) are given, as well as the links to existing articles.
  • The Comments column also contains additional information, such as the date of the naming, historical street names or references to an area with street names in the same subject area.

All columns are sortable. The table of contents on this page only includes the letters R to Z.

Street list

Street name district if applicable, allocation plan meaning Remarks
Raabestrasse Höhscheid Poets and writers Wilhelm Raabe (1831–1910), German writer The former Heinestrasse received its current name on April 26, 1935
Raffaelstrasse Forest Painter and sculptor Raffael (1483–1520), Italian painter and builder The street originally called Schützenstraße was named Immelmannstraße on April 26, 1935 under the Nazi regime in honor of the fighter pilot of the same name ; the name was changed after the Second World War to banish militaristic symbols, the neighboring Bertholdstraße, which also honors a fighter pilot. however kept her name
Rankestrasse Forest Philosophers and scholars Leopold von Ranke (1795–1886), German historian, historiographer of the Prussian state, university lecturer and Royal Prussian Real Privy Councilor
Rathausstrasse Höhscheid after the former town hall of Dorp The street was to become the center of the independent town of Dorp when the town hall was built in 1885, but in 1889 the town of Dorp was incorporated into Solingen, so the plans were dashed
Council land Graefrath Hofschaft Rathland , meaning cleared land The court name has been documented since the 16th century
Ratinger way Ohligs German cities Ratingen , largest city in the Mettmann district
Calculation path Höhscheid Garden and farm implements Rakes , hand tools for raking
Right way Merscheid according to the law In the housing estate north of the Hofschaft Dahl , which was known for its judicial system, some streets bear the names of the judicial system, which was named on October 18, 1955
Regerstrasse Höhscheid Max Reger (1873–1916), German composer and organist formerly Feldstrasse, renamed on July 1, 1936 due to the risk of confusion with the four other streets in the city, renamed because of its proximity to Lortzingstrasse
Deer path Castle Ungulates Deer , shy forest animal
Reiderstrasse Merscheid Craftsman Reider , craftsman who brings knife and blade together, in the Solingen dialect a rider, finisher of knives
Reinekeweg Graefrath fairy tale Reineke Fuchs , main character of an epic in verse and prose
Rice road Forest Researcher and inventor Philipp Reis (1834–1874), German physicist and inventor, is considered one of the inventors of the telephone
Rembrandtstrasse Forest Painter and sculptor Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669), best known painter of the Dutch Baroque
Remscheider Strasse center to the city of Remscheid , into which the serpentine road leads via Müngsten The road was initially a narrow forest and field lane, it was only expanded in 1848 and was subsequently popularly known as Müngstener Chaussee, before it was officially named Müngstener Straße on December 1, 1903, and after the incorporation of Burgs in 1975 it was renamed again which gave the street its current name
Rennpatt Ohligs former Hofschaft Rennpatt , Renn for steep slopes and patt Rhenish for path (= path) The court name was already in use in 1451, later disappeared and the former Schulstrasse in the Ohligser Unterland, derived from the Heiligenstock school, was renamed on April 26, 1935 due to duplication
Rheinstrasse Ohligs German rivers Rhine , the largest German river The street was originally only given the name Rheinstraße on a section, the eastern section between Forststraße and Wilhelmstraße was initially called Blumenstraße, the latter section was added to Rheinstraße on April 26, 1935 due to duplication
Richard-Wagner-Strasse Forest Composers Richard Wagner (1813–1883), German composer
Richrather Strasse Ohligs Richrath , formerly an independent municipality and now part of the neighboring town of Langenfeld
Richterweg Merscheid Judge , lawyer who speaks law in court In the housing estate north of the Hofschaft Dahl , which was known for its judicial system, some streets bear the names of the judicial system, which was named on October 18, 1955
Screech neck At the height Hofschaft Riefnacken The court name has been documented since the 16th century
Rilkestrasse At the height Poet of the German-speaking area Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), one of the most important German language poets
Ring house Graefrath Hofschaft Ringelshäuschen , probably derived from the family name Ringel The court name existed before 1715
Ringelstrasse Graefrath after the court name Ringelshäuschen
Ring road Forest after the ring-shaped course of the road
Ritaweg center Female first names Rita , first name
Ritterstrasse Castle after the knights who had their seat at Schloss Burg The old Dorper connecting road was expanded in 1883
Robert-Blum-Weg Höhscheid Politician Robert Blum (1807–1848), German politician of the March Revolution The street got its name in the course of the construction of the Weegerhof settlement on March 16, 1928
Robert-Klaas-Strasse Merscheid Robert Klaas, traditional cutlery company from Merscheid with headquarters opposite the street on Pfeilstraße The renaming of the former Florastraße took place as a gift from the city of Solingen for the 100th anniversary of the company in the course of the big street renaming campaign on April 26, 1935, the company anniversary was celebrated a year before, in return the Klaas company had to pay for the costs of the renaming and participate in the expansion of the road
Robert-Koch-Strasse center Nobel Prize Winner Robert Koch (1843–1910), German physician and microbiologist
Roggenkamp Graefrath Field name, a field on which rye was planted or named after the owner Rogge (?) The feeder to Autobahn 46 was built in the 1990s and was given a traditional field name
Rolandstrasse center Legends based on the legendary figure of Count Roland (736-778) in Charlemagne's Frankish empire
Rolsberg Forest Hofschaft Rolsberg , after the family name Röltgen The name of the court has been documented since the 16th century
Rolsberger Strasse Forest see Rolsberg
Rölscheider Strasse Aries Hofschaft Rölscheid The court name existed before 1701
Roentgenstrasse Forest Researcher and inventor Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923), German physicist, discoverer of X-rays
Roonstrasse Merscheid Albrecht von Roon (1803–1879), Prussian field marshal and, as a politician, an employee of Otto von Bismarck during the founding of the empire in 1871 Some streets east of Bebelallee still bear the names of Prussian generals, Blücher-, Roon- and Moltkestrasse
Roseggerstrasse Höhscheid Poets and writers Peter Rosegger (1843–1918), Austrian writer and poet
Rosenkamper Strasse Forest former Hofschaft Rosenkamp , probably from Roß / Ross, horse and the word Kamp meaning field / pasture, i.e. a horse pasture The name of the court already existed in the 18th century
Rosenstrasse Ohligs Rose , ornamental plant
Rosenzweigstrasse Graefrath Philosophers and scholars Franz Rosenzweig (1886–1929), German historian and Jewish philosopher
Rust stairs center Historical names Staircase from the main street to the church square, the name is derived from rust or iron , because there an iron grating around the cemetery prevented animals from having access and destroying the graves The place name was already in use around 1500 and was introduced as the official street name in 1935, the Rostertreppe is one of the few places in the former old town that survived the bombing raids on November 4th and 5th, 1944 unscathed April 1935
Rubensstrasse Forest Painter and sculptor Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), Flemish painter, one of the most famous painters of the Baroque The former Vereinsstraße (after the local building association settlement) was given its new name on April 26, 1935 due to duplication
Rübezahlstrasse center Rübezahl , mountain spirit (Schrat) of the Giant Mountains The street was named in connection with the neighboring street, the Schneekoppenweg
Rückertstrasse At the height Poet of the German-speaking area Friedrich Rückert (1788–1866), German poet, translator and one of the founders of German oriental studies
Rudigerstrasse Graefrath Nibelung legend Rüdiger von Bechelaren , figure of the Nibelungen saga
Rudolf-Kronenberg-Weg Ohligs Rudolf Kronenberg (d. 1934), General Director and co-founder of the Kronprinz company , who was awarded an honorary doctorate from RWTH Aachen University in 1917
Rudolf-Schwarz-Strasse center Sword smiths and citizens of old Solingen Rudolf Schwarz (1853–1934), Solingen innkeeper, scissors manufacturer and local politician, city councilor for around 40 years, most recently unpaid councilor, (founding) member of many associations, including the palace building association, made an honorary citizen of Solingen in 1928 The naming of the new SBV housing estate north of Weyersberg caused controversy in the city council in 1953, and the cooperative's proposals for Rudolf-Schwarz- and August-Dicke-Strasse were followed, and between 1980 and 1995, Woltmannweg became Ernst-Woltmann- Street
Ruhrstrasse Ohligs German rivers Ruhr , tributary of the Rhine Formerly Jägerstrasse, due to the duplication in 1934, it was planned to rename the street to Dardanellenstrasse after the Turkish strait, the current name was chosen at the request of the Chamber of Commerce and tourism associations, the renaming took place on April 26, 1935
Rupelrath At the height Hofschaft Rupelrath , the name suggests a clearing (-rath) by Ruprecht or Robert The place name already existed in the 14th century
Saarstrasse center Saar , right tributary of the Moselle Due to the duplication of the street name on June 15, 1935, the former Rheinstraße became the thematically appropriate Saarstraße
Sachsenstrasse Graefrath Old German tribes Saxony , West Germanic Association of Nations
Sand road center ? The street was given its first official name, Ziegelstraße, on August 18, 1892; for reasons unknown today, it was replaced by Sandstraße on February 10, 1902
Singer way center after the Bergischen male choir Solingen-Meigen 1801, which is based in the nearby Hofschaft Meigen , the oldest profane male choir in Germany
Saturn Street Ohligs Planets and stars Saturn , sixth planet in our solar system The street originally called Kurfürstenstraße became Hersingstraße in 1935 in memory of Corvette Captain Otto Hersing ; the street was renamed again in 1946/1947 to banish militaristic symbols
Sauerbreystrasse Ohligs Ohligser citizens Paul Sauerbrey (1876–1932), last Mayor of Ohligs (1922–1929) The street was named Merscheider Straße in 1872, after the construction of the Ohligser Rathausstraße in 1893 it was named Rathausstraße, before it was renamed Tirpitzstraße on April 26, 1935 due to the duplication after the town union , on June 17, 1946 the street was given their current name
Sauerlandstrasse center German landscapes Sauerland , low mountain range in Westphalia
Schaafenmühle Merscheid after the Schaafenmühle located there , derived from the family name Schaaf The place name has existed since the 15th century
Scraper field Castle Field name, derived from Schaberger Feld, i.e. the field on the Schattenberg The street officially got its name on February 17, 1927
Schaberg Castle Hofschaft Schaberg , the name is derived from Schadeberg / Schadberg (= shadow mountain ), i.e. a shady mountain The court name Schaberg already existed before 1250
Schaberger Strasse Castle see Schaberg
Sheep house Graefrath Hofschaft Schafenhaus , derived from the family name Schaaf The place name has existed since the 19th century
Scharfhausen Höhscheid Hofschaft Scharfhausen , originally Scharpseelen , so the name could contain the word sele = settlement The place name has existed since the 15th century
Scharnhorststrasse Höhscheid Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755–1813), Prussian general Like many other streets in the pre-war residential areas around Bismarckplatz and Bülowplatz, Scharnhorststraße also bears the name of a Prussian general or statesman, Scharnhorststraße got its name on January 8, 1907
Scharrenberg Ohligs Scharrenberg court The court name has been around since the 16th century
Scharrenberger Dam Ohligs see Scharrenberg , the road leads along the embankment
Scharrenberger Strasse Ohligs see Scharrenberg
Scheffelstrasse At the height Poet of the German-speaking area Joseph Victor von Scheffel (1826–1886), ennobled in 1876, a well-read German writer and poet in the 19th century, author of short stories and verses as well as several well-known song texts
Scheider mill Forest after the Scheider Mühle , i.e. a mill at Hofschaft Scheid (today Mummenscheid ), Scheid is usually derived from a watershed and denotes a border
Scheider Mühlenweg Forest see Scheider Mühle
Scheidter field Graefrath Field name, the arable land of the Scheider farms ( Oben- and Untenscheidt ), after the farm name Scheid or Scheidt, the designation field suggests an area previously used for agriculture The street names of newly developed areas are often borrowed from historical land names
Scheidter Strasse Graefrath after the court name Scheidt (today about Oben- and Untenscheidt ), Scheidt is usually derived from a watershed and denotes a border
Scheidterbachstrasse Graefrath after the so-called Scheidter Bach, i.e. the Lochbach
Schelerstrasse Forest Philosophers and scholars Max Scheler (1874–1928), German philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist
Schellberger way Höhscheid old location Schellberg The field name has been attested since the 15th century
Schellingstrasse Forest Philosophers and scholars Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775–1854), German philosopher and one of the main representatives of German idealism
Schenkendorfstrasse Forest Max von Schenkendorf (1783-1817), German poet of the Wars of Liberation The previously unnamed street was given its first official name and thus its current name on April 26, 1935
Shame Merscheid Hofschaft Scheuren , probably derived from the word Scheuer , meaning a barn The name of the court already existed in the 17th century
Slate path Castle Minerals and rocks Slate , collective term for a wide variety of sedimentary rocks
Schießen Graefrath Hofschaft Schieten , the name is probably derived from Scheide = border, but it could also mean a watershed The name of the court already existed in the 15th century
Schiller Street center Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805), German poet of the Weimar Classic
Schimmelbuschweg Forest after the members of the Schimmelbusch family, from whom numerous master swordsmiths sprang in the 17th and 18th centuries The former Emilienstraße was given its current name on June 15, 1935 due to duplication
Schirpenberg Höhscheid Location Schirpenberg , derived from the noble Schirp family The field name has been used since the 15th century
Schirpenbruch Höhscheid Location Schirpenbruch , derived from the aristocratic Schirp family, the name of the knight's seat Haus Schirpenbruch The field name has been used since the 15th century
Schlachthofstrasse center after the municipal slaughterhouse previously located there
Schlagbaumer Strasse Graefrath Place name Schlagbaum after a control point formerly located there in front of the city of Solingen
Schlegelstrasse Forest Philosophers and scholars Friedrich Schlegel (1772–1829), German cultural philosopher, writer, literary critic, historian, classical philologist and, as a pioneer of Indo-European studies, comparative linguistics (first phonetic shift and morphological language typology), pioneering Indologist
Schleiermacherstrasse Graefrath Church history Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768–1834), Protestant theologian, classical philologist, philosopher, publicist, state theorist, church politician and educator
Schleifersberg Ohligs Location of Schleifersberg The former Oberstraße was given its current name on April 26, 1935 due to the duplication of the old name
Schlicken Höhscheid Hofschaft silts , originally Schadlicken , therefore, probably from the word shadow derived The field name has been used since 1479
Schlicker way Höhscheid see Schlicken
Schlossbergstrasse Castle after the Schlossberg, on which Schloss Burg is located The street got its name before the spelling reform and was not changed, so the castle is still spelled with ß
Schlossplatz Castle after the castle castle located there The street got its name before the spelling reform and was not changed, so the castle is still spelled with ß
Schlossstrasse Forest The street was named around 1900 based on the name of the Schlösser family, on whose previous property the street was laid out
Schmalzgraben Merscheid Field name, see Schmalzgrube
Lard pit Merscheid Former Hofschaft Schmalzgrube , the name suggests fettes = good land for arable farming According to Brangs, the ending -grube , which is otherwise not in use in Solingen, is striking
Schmidtskotten Höhscheid after the Schmidtskotten , a grinding kotten from the former owner Schmidt
Schmiedeweg Höhscheid probably after a forge located there or after the professional title blacksmith
Schneebacher Weg At the height Silesia, Goldberg sponsorship Schneebach (today Kopacz), a small town in Silesia
Schneekoppenweg center Schneekoppe , mountain on the Czech-Polish border, highest mountain in the Giant Mountains The street was named in connection with the neighboring street, Rübezahlstrasse
Schnepperter Strasse Forest Wohnplatz Schneppert , the name probably contains the word Schnepfe
Tailors Ohligs Hofschaft Schnittert The court name already existed around 1300
Patterned way Ohligs see Schnittert
Schnitzlerstrasse Graefrath after the important Gräfrath merchant family Schnitzler, from which six mayors emerged formerly Rosenstrasse, renaming due to duplication on April 26, 1935
Schöffenweg Merscheid Alderman , honorary judge In the housing estate north of the Hofschaft Dahl, which was known for its judicial system, some streets bear the names of the judicial system, which was named on October 18, 1955
Schönauer way At the height Silesia, Goldberg sponsorship Schönau, place in Lower Silesia
Schönfeld way At the height Silesia, Goldberg sponsorship Schönfeld , village in Lower Silesia
Schöntal center ? The former Sternstrasse was given its current name on April 26, 1935 due to duplication
Schopenhauerstrasse Forest Philosophers and scholars Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860), German philosopher, author and university lecturer
Schorberger Strasse At the height Schorberg court The name of the court has been in evidence since the early 19th century
Schreinerstrasse Merscheid Craftsman Carpenters , craftsmen for furniture and wooden objects The street was named by the Höhscheider city council on October 13, 1908, to honor the traditional profession
Schrodtberg center Hofschaft Schrodtberg , originally Schradbergh , perhaps after the family name Schradt The name of the court already existed in 1374
Schubertstrasse Forest Painter and sculptor Franz August Schubert (1806-1893), German painter The former Gartenstrasse was given its new name due to duplication on April 26, 1935
Schulerfeld Höhscheid Field name
Schulstrasse Graefrath after the former school location and later Fritz Gränke youth center
Schulte vom Brühl Graefrath Walther Schulte vom Brühl (pseudonym for Walther Schulte-Heuthaus) (1858–1921), Graefrath journalist and writer The former Brühlstraße was given its current name on April 26, 1935 because of the risk of confusion with Brühler Straße
Schumannstrasse Forest Composers Robert Schumann (1810–1856), German composer and pianist
Schürmannweg Höhscheid Astronomers, mathematicians, geographers Daniel Schürmann (1752–1838), German educator and author of mathematical textbooks from Remscheid, known as Bergischer Rechenmeister The street belonged to the former Eichholz court, after which Eichenstraße is named, until it was given its current street name in 1976 as part of the reorganization of the court
Schützenstrasse center after the former Schützenburg of the St. Sebastianus Schützenbruderschaft Part of the August-Dicke-School is located on the site of the former Schützenburg
Schwabenstrasse center German landscapes Swabia , region in Baden-Württemberg
Schwalbenweg Höhscheid Zoology birds Swallow , species of bird in the passerine family
Schwanenstrasse Ohligs after the Hofschaft Schwanenmühle in Langenfeld, near the city limits of Ohligs
Black stakes Merscheid after the popular name for the tarred railway sleepers used in the construction of the railway from Ohligs to Solingen, which the vernacular called An den schwatten Pöhlen , from which the black posts were later shortened In the mid-1920s, the street was given its first official designation, An den Schwarzen Pfätze . Since 1958, the street has been called Black Stakes for short
Swiss road center Switzerland , state in Central Europe
Schweriner Strasse Forest East German city names Schwerin , capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Originally, the name Heinrich-Zille-Straße was intended after the graphic artist and painter of the same name, but the administration suggested that the naming plan be based on the naming plan, the naming took place on March 25, 1971
Schwertstrasse center Sword , cutting or stabbing weapon Solingen is known as the city of blades, so some streets bear the name of edged weapons or cutlery, Schwertstraße was initially called Hipperbandener Weg before it became Zollernstraße , it was only given its current name on October 17, 1922 to ban monarchy symbols
Schwesternstrasse center Sisters , female siblings After the Brüderstraße (today Mummstraße) got its name in 1862, the Schwesternstraße was renamed in 1873 until the Brüderstraße became Mummstraße in 1935 due to the duplication of the street name; Schwesternstrasse kept its name and is likely to be one of the few streets that is wider than it is long
Schwindstrasse Forest Painter and sculptor Moritz von Schwind (1804–1871), Austrian painter and draftsman
Oath way Merscheid after the oath In the housing estate north of the Hofschaft Dahl , which was known for its judicial system, some streets bear the names of the judicial system, which was named on October 18, 1955
Sedanstrasse Forest after the Battle of Sedan in the Franco-German War 1870/1871
Severinstrasse Aries after the Cologne Severin -Stift, which the Court Widdert in earlier times tenth prescription was
Seydlitzstrasse Graefrath Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz (1721–1773), Prussian cavalry general, who is considered one of the most important cavalry leaders in Prussia In the pre-war housing estate west of the Bärenloch four streets still bear the names of famous Prussian generals, Derfflinger-, Nettelbeck-, Seydlitz- and Yorckstraße
Sickle path Merscheid Garden and farm implements Sickle , tool for cutting grain or grass
Siebels At the height Court of Siebels The court name already existed in the 16th century
Siebengebirgsstraße At the height Siebengebirge Siebengebirge , low mountain range between North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate
Siegerlandstrasse center German landscapes Siegerland , region in the southeast of North Rhine-Westphalia
Siegfriedstrasse Graefrath Nibelung legend Siegfried , hero of the Nibelung saga The street previously had the name Neustraße, which was changed to Howahrdestraße on April 26, 1935 (after Herbert Helmut Howahrde, a Hitler youth from Wuppertal ). In the course of denazification, the name was changed to Siegfriedstraße on June 28, 1945
Sieglindenweg Graefrath Nibelung legend Sieglinde, mother of Siegfried in the Nibelungen saga
Siegmundweg Graefrath Nibelung legend Siegmund, Siegfried's father in the Nibelungen saga
Siemensstrasse Ohligs Researcher and inventor Werner von Siemens (1816–1892), German inventor, founder of electrical engineering and industrialist, who was a member of the Prussian state parliament from 1862 to 1866 for the German Progressive Party The street was newly laid out and given its name in accordance with the layout plan in 1952
Siepen Höhscheid Siepen locality , the word describes damp, swampy ground The court name existed before 1715
Siriusweg Ohligs Planets and stars Sirius , binary star system of the constellation Big Dog The street got its name on July 13, 1966, the name -weg was chosen because it was only a residential street
Solinger Strasse Castle Solingen , city in the Bergisches Land The street name comes from the time before 1975, when the town of Burg was still independent, and thus pointed the way to the (former) neighboring town
Summer street center according to the season summer
sunshine Forest Sunshine living space, a field facing the sunny side, i.e. to the south The court name already existed in the 17th century
Sonnenstrasse center after a beer brewer Sonnenschein who once owned the adjacent properties
Sophienstrasse Graefrath Female first names Sophie , first name
Worry house Forest Hofschaft concerns house , according to the family name concern The court name already existed in the 17th century
Sorgehausweg Forest see care house The former Kreuzstrasse was given its current name on April 26, 1935 due to duplication
Soterweg center after the Soter family of book printers and papermakers from Solingen, who ran the nearby paper mill and provided numerous mayors The road through the Klauberger Bachtal had Ferdinand Jagenberg built around 1835, who bought the paper mill in 1826, and it received its official name in 1935
Spatenweg Höhscheid Garden and farm implements Spade , tool used for digging
Woodpecker Path Höhscheid Zoology birds Woodpecker , species of bird
Sperberstrasse Höhscheid Zoology birds Sparrowhawk , species of bird The former Falkenstrasse was given its current name on April 26, 1935 due to duplication
Sperlingsweg Höhscheid Zoology birds Sparrow , songbird
Spessartstrasse center German landscapes Spessart , German low mountain range
Spichernstrasse Merscheid Battle of Spichern (1870), battle of the Franco-German War with a victorious outcome for Germany Many streets in this large, pre-war Merscheid residential area still bear the names of battle sites of the Franco-German War, which the Ohligs city council assigned around 1900 for newly laid streets
Game break Höhscheid Local situation game break , the word game or Spel represents a fresh source , the word breakage means a swampy terrain The place name has been traceable since the 16th century
Spitzwegstrasse Forest Carl Spitzweg (1808–1885), German painter of the Biedermeier style formerly Schulstrasse, renamed on March 25, 1947
Sports street Forest after the adjacent sports field
Spreestrasse Ohligs German rivers Spree , tributary of the Havel
Stadersberg Merscheid Field name, after the family name Stader / Stahl The street didn't get its official name until April 26, 1935
Stahlstrasse center after the Siegen-Solingen cast steelworks located on the adjacent Kotter Straße until 1930 The street used to be called Flußweg because it led past properties owned by the Fluß family
Stammweg center Sword smiths and citizens of old Solingen after the swordsmith family Stamm, to which Clemens and Johannes Stamm belonged in the 16th and 17th centuries, who were considered masters of their craft, until the 19th century the family made Damascus blades The street was named in the course of the reconstruction of the Solingen city center in 1952
Starenweg Höhscheid Zoology birds Starlings , species of bird
Steigerhäuschen Höhscheid Location Steigerhäuschen , after the Steigerhaus belonging to the old Kleeblatt pit (former lead mine ), which is located on today's Neuenkamper Strasse opposite the Neuenhaus estate After the first lead discoveries in the middle of the 18th century, the Kleeblatt mine was operated between 1776 and 1814, when the nearby new housing estate on the Bauermannskulle was built in the last third of the 20th century, one of the streets was given the name Steigerhäuschen, reminiscent of the mining era
Steep road Höhscheid according to the topography of the street
Steinacker center Field name The street was named Gustloffstraße on July 1, 1936 , in the course of denazification the street became Am Steinacker street on June 28, 1945 , which was later shortened
Steinbeck Graefrath Location Steinbeck , the name is derived from the nearby Steinbach, -beck means -bach, this probably ran in a stony river bed The court name can be traced back to the 13th century
Steinberg Castle Field name The street was named Am Steinberg on April 21, 1927, which was later shortened
Steinendorf At the height Hofschaft Steinendorf The name of the court can be traced back to the 17th century
Steinendorfer Strasse At the height see Steinendorf
Stone Graefrath actually stone house , there was a house made of stone Up until the 19th century, stone houses were so rare that sometimes the area was named after them, the Graefrath stone house (or stone) has been documented since the 14th century
Rock garden At the height ?
Stone sieves Castle Hofschaft Steinsiepen , moist, swampy ground on a stone (= rock) The court name already existed in the 15th century
Steinstrasse Ohligs ?
Steinweg Castle ?
Sternstrasse Forest to the Solingen observatory on this street
Stettiner Strasse Forest East German city names Szczecin , city in Poland The dispute over the name of the street dragged on for almost two years. a. Fuchspfad and Gaußweg, on January 19, 1955, the city council decided to name the streets in the settlement after the lost eastern areas, so the street got its name
Steubenstrasse At the height Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730–1794), Prussian officer and American general The street was given its name in 1935
Goldfinch Farm Höhscheid Zoology birds Goldfinch , species of bird
Bull path Höhscheid Constellations of the zodiac Taurus , constellation
Stiftsgasse Graefrath Church history Foundation , endowed with legacies and rights, intended for ecclesiastical purposes
I. Stockdum Graefrath Hofschaft I. Stockdum , derived from the word Stockden , behind which tree stumps are hidden as the remains of clearing or felling
II. Stockdum Graefrath Hofschaft II. Stockdum , see I. Stockdum
III. Stick dumb Graefrath Court III. Stockdum , see I. Stockdum
Sticks center Location sticks , sticks are the tree stumps left behind after deforestation
Stöckerberg center Hofschaft Stöckerberg , a mountain with tree stumps (= sticks) left after deforestation
Stockholm Street Höhscheid European capitals Stockholm , capital of Sweden
Stockkamp center Field name, the Stockkamp is possibly a field with sticks (= tree stumps) The street was given its name Am Stockkamp on October 26, 1915, which was later shortened
Stockstrasse Forest after the former umbrella stick factory located on this street (today a monument )
Stollenstrasse center for a supposedly nearby tunnel The street got its name on October 26, 1915
Strandbadweg Forest after the lido Ittertal , which was built in the 1910s by the razor manufacturer Carl Friedrich Ern (today the Ittertal outdoor pool) The path, which used to be part of Itterberger Straße, was given its current name on April 16, 1928
Bush Street Forest former court of shrub The name of the court can be traced back to the 17th century
Straussplatz Ohligs Strauss Innovation , Langenfeld chain of department stores that maintained its logistics center on the street in Monhofer Feld until it was closed in January 2016
Streets At the height Hofschaft streets The name of the court can be traced back to 1363
Stresemannstrasse Forest Gustav Stresemann (1878–1929), German politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and statesman of the Weimar Republic The street was previously part of Friedrich-Ebert-Straße when the bypass road for the Walder town center was completed on May 26, 1961. At the suggestion of the SPD politician Boos, it was decided to honor Stresemann for the old street through the Walder Schlauch , this came into force on May 1, 1962
Strindbergweg Höhscheid Poets and writers August Strindberg (1849–1912), Swedish writer and artist
Strohn Castle Location Strohn
Strupsmühle Höhscheid after the Strupsmühle , it was originally probably a grinding Kotten , the name comes from the family name Strup
Stübbener Strasse Forest Former Hofschaft Stübben , the word Stübben is derived from the word Stubben , which stands for tree stumps
Little room Höhscheid after the place name Stübchen, this could be the belittling form of stumps, i.e. derived from tree stumps The street was given its name Am Stübchen on April 26, 1935, which was later shortened
Sudetenstrasse center Sudetenland , an area that does not belong together with a German population in Czechoslovakia The former Charlottenstraße was given its current name on June 15, 1935 due to the duplication of the old street name
Südstrasse Ohligs after the direction south
South wall center Historical names formerly part of the city ​​wall
Soup heather Ohligs Hofschaft Suppenheide , perhaps after the personal names Sebbe or Subbe The name can be traced back to the 17th century
Suppenheider Strasse Ohligs see soup heather
Valley view Forest after the view of the Ittertal , which is possible from the road formerly T (h) alstraße, renamed due to duplication on April 26, 1935
Dam road Castle after Sengbach dam , which is just down the road at Höhrath is formerly Ritterstraße, renamed after the incorporation from Burg to Solingen in 1975
Valley road Ohligs after the course of the road downhill towards Schützenplatz
Tannenstrasse center Fir , conifer
Tap Graefrath Field name, from tap , grope ; there was an old well, one of four public stone washing vessels in Graefrath The street was given its name Am Täppken on April 26, 1935, which was later shortened
Taubenstrasse Merscheid Pigeon , family of birds
Taunusstrasse Merscheid Mountains Taunus , German low mountain range
Teichstrasse Ohligs There used to be several large fish ponds in a neighboring area
Tellstrasse Aries Wilhelm Tell , Swiss national hero The former Heiderstraße was given its current name on April 26, 1935 due to duplication
Tersteegenstrasse Graefrath Gerhard Tersteegen (1697–1769), German lay preacher and writer, whose works were mostly printed in Solingen formerly Kirchstrasse after the Ketzberger Church, renaming due to duplication on April 26, 1935
Teschestrasse center Sword smiths and citizens of old Solingen after the Solingen swordsmith family Tesche, which became famous in the 16th and 17th centuries formerly Fruehlingsstrasse, renaming due to duplication on April 26, 1935
Teutonenstrasse At the height Teutons , according to Roman sources a Germanic people of antiquity Two streets there bear the name of the old Germanic peoples, the Alemannenstrasse and the Teutonenstrasse, and the Teutonenstrasse (formerly Frankenstrasse) received its current name on April 26, 1935
Tilde-Klose-Strasse Ohligs Mathilde "Tilde" Klose (1892–1942), National Socialism resistance fighter in Solingen The street got its name on December 17, 2013
Thalesweg Höhscheid Astronomers, mathematicians, geographers Thales of Miletus (624 BC – 547 BC), ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer
Theegarten center Hofschaft Theegarten , perhaps after Theen for ten , i.e. ten gardens that the settlement once consisted of The field name already existed before 1488
Theegartener Strasse center see Theegarten
Theoderichstrasse Graefrath Nibelung legend Theodoric the Great , King of the Ostrogoths and protagonist of the Nibelungen saga formerly Bogenstrasse, renamed due to duplication on April 26, 1935
Theodor-Mommsen-Strasse center Nobel Prize Winner Theodor Mommsen (1817–1903), German historian and one of the most important ancient scholars of the 19th century
Theodor Storm Way Ohligs Theodor Storm (1817–1888), German writer who was important as a poet and as the author of short stories and prose of German realism with northern German influences
Theresienstrasse Graefrath The street was expanded by the private man Christian Breuer, who suggested that it be named after his wife's first name, which was Theresia
Thomastrasse Forest Painter and sculptor Hans Thoma (1839–1924), German painter and graphic artist
Thuringian Street center German landscapes Thuringia , country in central Germany
Deep Thick Forest Hofschaft Tiefendick , originally Tewendick, not in the meaning of deep pond, this could not be explained in dialect, perhaps the word Tewe (= bitch) is in the field name The court name already existed in the 17th century
Thick road Forest see depth thick
Tizianstrasse Forest Painter and sculptor Titian (1488 / 90–1576), leading exponent of the Venetian painting of the 16th century and one of the main masters of the Italian High Renaissance
Potions At the height Local location drinking trough , probably earlier a horse trough The field name has existed since the 17th century
Trochbusch Ohligs Location Trochbusch
Trommershausenstrasse Ohligs Ohligser citizens Paul Martin Trommershausen (1854–1903), Mayor of Merscheid / Ohligs (1889–1903) The former Burgstrasse was given its current name on April 26, 1935 due to duplication
Tulip Street Forest Tulips , genus of plants
Tunnel road Ohligs after the railway tunnel through which the road once ran straight until the tunnel was enlarged and the connection to the tunnel road was cut
Turmstrasse center after the massive tower of the Luther Church
Turnerstrasse Merscheid after the Merscheider gymnastics club founded in 1878, which has its sports facilities on this street
Ubierweg Graefrath Old German tribes Ubier , West Germanic tribe
Riverside garden center Field name, after the old place name Auf dem Ufer , the word Ufer denotes an embankment in the Solingen dialect , so it does not require the presence of water The field name can be traced back to 1374
Embankment At the height Hofschaft Altenufer , the word bank refers to the slope of the Viehbach valley
Uhlandstrasse At the height Poet of the German-speaking area Ludwig Uhland (1787–1862), German poet, literary scholar, lawyer and politician
Ulmenstrasse Ohligs Elms , tree genus
Ulrichstrasse Merscheid Male first names Ulrich , first name The street in the industrial area Scheuren got its name on May 4th 1972 after the administrative proposal for a single street name in the industrial area after August Borsig had failed
Unionstrasse Graefrath A branch of the Dortmund Union Brewery was to be built on the street around 1900
Unnersberg Höhscheid Field name, Hofschaft Unnersberg , formerly Unradesberg , probably an uncleared area The court name already existed in 1218
Unnersberger Allee Höhscheid after the court name Unnersberg The street was laid out as the central access road for the new residential areas around Unnersberg and Schlicken and was named Street of June 17 on June 8, 1983 after the national holiday, which changed after the fall of the Wall, so it was decided at the suggestion of the Heimatverein Brühl-Unnersberg in November 1991 the name was changed to the Hofschaft Unnersberg, in 1999 the street was finally extended to Ritterstraße
Down to the wood Graefrath Hofschaft Down to the wood , a wood is a wooded area The place name has existed since the 18th century
Unterflachsberg Graefrath Hofschaft Unterflachsberg , one of the two Hofschaft Flachsberg, Brangs suspects either the family name Flach or the plant name of the same name as origin , Wenke also considers the interpretation as a flat mountain The court name Flachsberg already existed before 1482
Felt down Aries Hofschaft Unterfürkelt as one of the three Hofschaft Fürkelt, derived from Fürk , the Middle High German word for the pine tree, the pine The place name Fürkelt was mentioned as early as 1487
Untengönrather Strasse Merscheid Homestead Untengönrath , the ending -rath indicates a clearing out The place name has existed since the 18th century
Unterhöhscheid Höhscheid Hofschaft Unterhöhscheid as one of the three Hofschaft Höhscheid, the name denotes a border or watershed located in the height
Bottom sitter Forest Location Unteritter as one of the three Itter courts, whose names are derived from the Itter river on which they are located The place name has existed since the 18th century
Untenkatternberg Höhscheid Hofschaft Untenkatternberg as one of the three Hofschaft Katternberg, probably derived from the lady 's name Katharina The place name has existed since the 18th century
Untenketzberg Graefrath Hofschaft Ketzberg , originally Kicenberch , possibly derived from (deer) fawn The place name Ketzberg already existed before 1218
Downstairs building Ohligs Hofschaft Untermankhaus The place name Mankhausen already existed before 1715
Pilghausen below Höhscheid Hofschaft Unterpilghausen The place name Pilghausen has been around since the 14th century
Males Aries Field name, Hofschaft Unterrüden The place name Rüden has existed since the 18th century
Untenscheidt Forest Field name, Hofschaft Untenscheidt , the court names Scheidt or Scheid occur several times in this area, the word indicates a watershed or border The place name has existed since the 18th century
Under St. Clement center after the catholic town church St. Clemens , which the street leads past, Clemens of Rome is also the patron saint of the city The former Kronenstrasse was given its current name on April 26, 2016 due to the duplication of the old name
Lower Benrather Strasse Ohligs Lower end of the Benrather Straße, which was cut up by the construction of the railway embankment and which is named after the town of Benrath , which was independent at the time it was named
Lower Dammstrasse Graefrath Lower part of the former Dammstrasse, which is divided by Scheidter Strasse and takes its name from the adjoining railway embankment (today's corkscrew route )
Lower wooden road Graefrath after the court name down to the wood
Lower Werner Street center remote section of the Wernerstraße
Ursulaweg center Ursula of Cologne , saint, martyr, patroness of Cologne
Uteweg Graefrath Nibelung legend Ute , protagonist of the Nibelungen saga
Van Meenen Street center Gustav van Meenen (1827–1912), longtime mayor of Solingen (1870–1894) In the housing estate north of the town hall, two streets bear the names of Solingen Mayors, Haumann and Van-Meenen-Strasse; Van-Meenen-Strasse was called Roonstrasse until April 26, 1935 and was renamed because of the duplication
Venus Street Ohligs Planets and stars Venus , the second planet in our solar system The street was originally supposed to be expanded to today's Hansastraße, but the plans came to nothing, for the section between the Fürker and the Ankerstraße it was decided to name Venusstraße in 1959, alternatively the name Orionstraße was proposed
Club Street center When the street was expanded at the end of the 19th century, the Spar- und Bauverein Solingen tried in vain for the site, but the street was given this name
Laugh at Ohligs Location Verlach
Viersener way Ohligs German cities Viersen , city in North Rhine-Westphalia
Virchowstrasse Ohligs Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow (1821–1902), doctor at the Berlin Charité and politician The first Ohligs hospital was located on the street, which later housed the Elisabeth-Roock-Haus and was finally demolished in 2006
Vockert Aries Hofschaft Vockert , the final syllable of the word could be on -art indicate what farmland means The name of the court already existed in the 15th century
Vocked bush Aries see Vockert
Vockerter Strasse Aries see Vockert
Vogelsang Graefrath Living space Vogelsang , the place name indicates an area (bushes) in which there are numerous songbirds are The name of the court already existed in the 17th century
Vogtlandstrasse center German landscapes Vogtland , region between central Germany and the Czech Republic
Vogtweg Merscheid Vogt , stately civil servant In the housing estate north of the Hofschaft Dahl, which was known for its judicial system, some streets bear the names of the judicial system, which was named on October 18, 1955
Volkerstrasse Graefrath Nibelung legend Volker von Alzey , protagonist of the Nibelungen saga The new street was given its name on July 17, 1952
Von-Galen-Strasse Graefrath Church history Clemens August Graf von Galen (1878–1946), German bishop and cardinal, who openly appeared as an opponent of National Socialism
Von-Ketteler-Strasse Graefrath Church history Wilhelm Emmanuel Freiherr von Ketteler (1811–1877), Catholic Bishop of Mainz and German politician (German Center Party)
Vorländerstraße Höhscheid Karl Vorländer (1860-1928), German school teacher, who from 1887 to 1919 senior teacher and professor at Solinger school sword road was
Vormeiswinkel Aries Hofschaft Vormeiswinkel , two courtyards Meiswinkel, the Meiswinkel probably means the titmouse (bird species) The court name Meiswinkel already existed in the 13th century
Balance Höhscheid Constellations of the zodiac Libra , constellation
Waardt Merscheid Location Waardt , possibly related to the High German word Warte , i.e. a lookout point The place name has been documented since the 15th century
Quail Street Höhscheid Zoology birds Quail , species of bird The street got its name on June 29, 1909
Wahnenkamp Ohligs Wahnenkamp residential area , based on the old hallway name Auf dem Wahnenkamp The place name has been documented since 1744
Walder Kirchplatz Forest Place in front of the Protestant church in Wald The city of Wald named the streets in its center for the first time on January 29, 1877, so the square was named Kirchplatz, which was renamed Walder Kirchplatz on April 26, 1935 due to the duplication
Walder Marktplatz Forest Location of the weekly Walder market In 1917 the square was named Hindenburgplatz after the later Chancellor Paul von Hindenburg , between 1922 and 1933 the square was called Freiheitsplatz before it was renamed Hindenburgplatz again, after extensive debates in local politics it was decided to rename the square in 2010 to the current name after a Pina-Bausch- Platz could not prevail
Walder Street Graefrath after the city of Wald, which was still independent at the time the street was named
Forest road Castle Fix name
Wallstrasse Ohligs ?
Walter-Dodde-Strasse Höhscheid Walter Dodde, bergischer lay preacher and farmer who instrumental in the Battle of Worringen was involved The former Grünstraße was renamed because of the duplication of the old street name on April 26, 1935 and got its name in connection with the neighboring Worringer Straße (formerly Bogenstraße), a renaming of both streets to Deutschherrenweg could not prevail
Walter-Flex-Strasse Ohligs Walter Flex (1887–1917), German poet, writer and lyric poet The street was given the name Gabelsbergerstraße by the Ohligs city council around 1920 after the stenographer of the same name , the renaming after the writer Flex who was instrumentalized by Nazi propaganda because of the duplication of the old street name took place on April 26, 1935, after the end of the war there were discussions another renaming, but the name remained after Walter Flex
Walter-Freund-Weg Höhscheid Walter Freund (1920–2010), longtime local politician in Solingen (FDP) and honorary ring holder
Walter-Scheel-Platz center Walter Scheel (1919–2016), fourth German Federal President, born in Höhscheider and the only honorary citizen of Solingen after the town union After the completion of the new Solingen town hall in 2008, the square was named Rathausplatz , before it was officially given its new name on July 1st, 2018
Wassermannweg Höhscheid Constellations of the zodiac Aquarius , constellation
Waterway Ohligs ?
Watzmannstrasse At the height Mountain names Watzmann , mountain in the Alps
Weckshof Aries Field name
Weeger mountain Höhscheid after the Weeg court The field name Weeg already existed in the 15th century
Weidenstrasse center the road leads to the pastures in the Lochbachtal
Weinberg Höhscheid Hofschaft Weinsberg , derived from the personal name Wienand The field name Weinsberg already existed in the 15th century
Weinsbergtalstrasse Höhscheid to the Weinsberg valley, through which the road runs
Weißenburgstrasse Merscheid Battle of Weißenburg , Battle of the Franco-Prussian War (1870)
Wendelsteinstrasse At the height Mountain names Wendelstein , mountain in the Alps
Werderstrasse center August von Werder (1808–1887), Prussian general of the infantry
Wermelskirchener Strasse Castle Street to the neighboring town of Wermelskirchen
Werner Street center Werner , male first name
werewolf center The place name waswolf has been documented since 1770. A knife maker reports that there were many wolves in the Bergisches Land and especially at the intersections of the paths between Solingen and Remscheid or between Höhscheid and the paper mill that grinders would have found there at night and in fog. The legend that the werewolf was half human and half wolf persisted into the 19th century. At first the street was part of the street Auf dem Kamp and the Kaiserstraße, then part of the main street that reached from there to the turnpike, since 1957 the official street name has been Werwolf
Weserstrasse Ohligs German rivers Weser , river to the North Sea
Westersburg Forest Location Westersburg , dubious origin of the ending -burg, perhaps this formulation comes from a building there with exceptionally strong quarry stone masonry, the family name Wester seems undisputed The field name has been used since 1811
Westerwaldstrasse Merscheid Mountains Westerwald , German low mountain range
Westfalenweg center German landscapes Westphalia , landscape in North Rhine-Westphalia
Westhausener Strasse Castle Westhausen , part of Remscheid, into which the street leads The street was called Remscheider Straße until it was renamed after the connection between Burgs and Solingen in 1975, the name had to be changed due to the duplication, and the Westhausener Straße, which was already in Burg, became the street Lehmkuhle
West Street Ohligs to the west
Weyersberger Strasse center former court Weyersberg , possibly a foundation of the Weyersberg family or actually a pond on a mountain The name has been around since the 17th century
Weyerstrasse Ohligs / forest Weyer residential area , there was once a pond there
Wichernstrasse Graefrath Church history Johann Hinrich Wichern (1808–1881), German theologian, teacher, founder of the Inner Mission of the Evangelical Church and prison reformer
Aries Aries after the two Widderter Hofschaft Unten- and Obenwiddert, original Widerode , the word witer means forest , the ending -rode indicates a clearing , i.e. a forest clearing The field name Widdert can be traced back to the 13th century
Widderter Straße Aries see Aries
Reflection Forest Location of Reflection , the counterpart to the location of Sonnenschein The field name has been used as an official name since 1870
Wieden Castle Hofschaft Wieden , probably the name means for the willow trees The place name can be traced back to the 15th century
Wiedenhofer Strasse Forest after the Wiedenhof , the former parsonage in Wald, from Wittum (= bridal gift, dedication for the church)
Wiedenkamper Strasse Forest former Hofschaft Wieden Kamp , maybe a field (= Kamp), on or at the willow trees were The name has been in official use since 1876
Thick At the height Hofschaft Wiefeldick The place name already existed in the 15th century
Wiefeldicker Strasse At the height see Wiefeldick
Wielandstrasse Höhscheid Poets and writers Christoph Martin Wieland (1733–1813), German poet, translator and editor during the Enlightenment The former Uhlandstrasse became Wielandstrasse on April 26, 1935 due to duplication
Wiener Straße Höhscheid European capitals Vienna , capital of Austria From 1897 onwards, together with Gabelstrasse and Messerstrasse, the route was renamed to Wiener Strasse during the First World War against the backdrop of the German-Austrian brotherhood of arms
Wiesenkotten Castle after the Wiesenkotten on the Wupper
Meadow road Forest ?
Viking road Graefrath Old German tribes Vikings , Germanic tribes from the North and Baltic Sea region
Wild center Field name
Wilhelm-Busch-Weg At the height Poet of the German-speaking area Wilhelm Busch (1832–1908), one of the most influential humorous poets and draftsmen in Germany
Wilhelm-Ostwald-Strasse center Nobel Prize Winner Wilhelm Ostwald (1853–1932), German-Baltic chemist, Nobel Prize winner (1909) and philosopher The street in the new building area at Kannenhof got its name on October 13, 1967
Wilhelmshöhe center When it was expanded at the end of the 19th century, all the owners and tenants of land on the street happened to have the first name Wilhelm, which is how the name of the street came about The first name of the street was the field name Höllersch Mangbrich (= Höllers Mangenberg), later it was called Wilhelmstraße until April 26, 1935, before it was renamed Dietrich-Eckart- Höhe in favor of Ohligser Wilhelmstraße June 1945 the Wilhelmshöhe, because the ending -straße was occupied
Wilhelmstrasse Ohligs Ohligser citizens Caspar Wilhelm Bremshey (1826–1899), Ohligs entrepreneur and founder of the Bremshey pocket umbrella factory
Wilzhaus Ohligs Hofschaft Wilzhaus , possibly the Wildhaus (= hunting lodge ) of the nearby Caspersbroich Castle The court name existed before 1594
Wilzhauser way Ohligs see Wilzhaus
Diapers center Hofschaft Windfeln , originally Windhovele, abbreviated the term Windfeln , which can be interpreted as a windy hill or ridge The place name Windfeln already existed in the 13th century
Winfriedstrasse Höhscheid Boniface , b. Winfried (approx. 673–754 / 755), missionary and church organizer, called the Apostle of the Germans The road leads past the Church of St. Suitbertus , Suitbert is also called the Apostle of the Bergisches Land
Seesaw Höhscheid Hofschaft Wippe , an old name for the Weinsberger Bach on which the Hofschaft is located, is Wipper The field name has been documented since 1395
Wipper Kotten Höhscheid after the Wipperkotten
Wipperaue Höhscheid see seesaw , the floodplain is a river meadow Already in the 15th century there was talk of a floodplain on the Wupper , after the town union it became the Wipperaue due to duplication on April 26, 1935
Wipperauer Strasse At the height see Wipperaue
Wissmannstrasse Merscheid Hermann von Wissmann (1853–1905), German explorer, officer and colonial administrator Just like the naming of a street after Adolf Lüderitz , Hermann von Wissmann as the namesake for a street is now increasingly viewed critically due to the crimes of colonialism , but a renaming as in the case of Hindenburgplatz in 2010 did not take place, Wissmannstraße (formerly Schillerstraße) received its Name on April 26, 1935
Wittekindstrasse Höhscheid Wittekind (also Widukind) (743–807), Duke of the Saxons at the time of Charlemagne Wittekindstrasse was given its name on April 26, 1935
Wittenbergstrasse Ohligs Lutherstadt Wittenberg , city in Saxony-Anhalt and the starting point of Luther's work On the occasion of the 450th birthday of Martin Luther, the Evangelical District Synod asked for one of the two avenue streets to be renamed on October 26, 1933; the street was then renamed on November 3, 1933
Wittkuller Strasse Forest Hofschaft Wittkulle , the name is probably derived from a nearby clay pit (= kulle), which was surrounded by willows (= Witt) The name of the court was already in place before 1624; the former field path was given its official name by the Walder city council in 1889, which is still valid today
Wolfgangstrasse center Male first names Wolfgang , first name The street was initially called from the beginning. 20th century Dewetstraße after the South African politician Christiaan de Wet , the street was built and named during the Boer War (1899–1902) in connection with the neighboring street, Krügerstraße (today Andreasstraße), and Dewetstraße was renamed after the second World War I, probably 1946 or 1947
Wolfsfeld Höhscheid Field name, not named after the animal, but after the family name Wolf or Wolfertz The street was given its name Am Wolfsfeld on September 23, 1923, which was later shortened
Worringer Strasse Höhscheid Battle of Worringen , final battle in the Limburg succession dispute in 1288 The former Bogenstraße was renamed on April 26, 1935 due to the duplication of the old street name and got its name in connection with the neighboring Walter-Dodde-Straße (formerly Grünstraße), a renaming of both streets in Deutschherrenweg could not prevail
Woerthstrasse Merscheid Battle of Wörth , Battle of the Franco-Prussian War on August 6, 1870 Around 1900, the Ohligs city council assigned street names to newly laid streets in memory of the battles of the Franco-German war; Wörthstrasse was named around 1905
Wundesstrasse center Sword smiths and citizens of old Solingen Johannes Wundes (1560–1610), nationally famous Solingen armourer The street got its name on April 29, 1908
Wupperstrasse center Wupper , a river in the Bergisches Land, largely forms the Solingen city limits, the road runs straight towards the Wupper The river Wupper with its numerous brooks provided the driving force for the Solingen grinders in their kotten, so that the Wupper has significantly influenced the development of the city into a cutlery metropolis
Wuppertaler Strasse Graefrath Street to the neighboring city of Wuppertal The former provincial road from Essen to Solingen was given the name Solinger Strasse in Gräfrath at the end of the 19th century, which was extended to the new town hall shortly before the First World War. After the construction of the bypass road around the town center in 1934, the entire street from Central to City limits their current name
Desert farm Aries Wüstenhof court , probably derived from the name of the Solingen knife maker family Wöste The place name has been around since the 18th century
Wüstenhofer Weg Aries see Wüstenhof
Yorckstrasse Graefrath Johann David Ludwig Graf Yorck von Wartenburg (1759–1830), Prussian Field Marshal General In the pre-war housing estate west of the Bärenloch four streets still bear the names of famous Prussian generals, Derfflinger-, Nettelbeck-, Seydlitz- and Yorckstraße
Wren Walk Höhscheid Zoology birds Wren , species of bird
Cedar Path center Botany trees Cedars , genus of the pine family
Zeisigweg Höhscheid Zoology birds Siskin , genus of the finch family
Zeppelinstrasse Forest Aviation pioneers Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838–1917), German count, cavalry general and founder of rigid airship construction The street was named on April 19, 1912
Brick field Graefrath Location Ziegelfeld , originally the place belonged to the Gräfrath monastery, it is an area on which field fire was operated for brick production
Ziegelstrasse Forest ?
Zietenstrasse center Hans Joachim von Zieten (1699–1786), one of the most famous equestrian generals in Prussian history and close confidante of King Frederick the Great Like many other streets in the pre-war residential areas around Bismarckplatz and Bülowplatz, Zietenstraße also bears the name of a Prussian general or statesman
Zugspitzweg At the height Mountain names Zugspitze , Germany's highest mountain in the Alps (2962 meters)
Zweibrücker Strasse Ohligs after the two single bridges of the Berliner Brücke, which you have to cross from the east in order to get to this street The former Breite Straße was renamed on April 26, 1935 due to the duplication of the old name
Branch road Höhscheid from the gas street branching off street
Dwarf street Forest after the shortness of the road
Twin way Höhscheid Zwilling JA Henckels , one of the best-known Solingen cutlery companies, whose factory is adjacent to the small street The company's first workers' settlement is on Zwillingsweg
Zwinglistraße Graefrath Church history Huldrych Zwingli (1484–1531), first Zurich reformer The street previously known as Blumenstrasse was given the name Karl-Paaß-Strasse on April 26, 1935 (after the Solingen SA-Scharführer), renamed in the course of denazification on June 28, 1945

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