Solingen ridge
| Solingen ridge | |||
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| Systematics according to | Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany | ||
| Greater region 1st order | Low mountain range threshold | ||
| Greater region 2nd order | Rhenish Slate Mountains | ||
| Main unit group | 33 → Süderbergland |
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| About main unit | 338 → Bergische plateaus |
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| 4th order region (main unit) |
338.0 → Mittelberg plateau |
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| Natural space |
338.02 → Solingen ridge |
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| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 10 ′ 17 " N , 7 ° 5 ′ 0" E | ||
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| local community | Solingen , Wuppertal | ||
| state | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
The Solingen ridge is a natural spatial unit with the number 338.02 and belongs to the superordinate natural spatial main unit 338.0 ( Mittelbergische Hochflächen ). According to the handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany, it comprises the eastern Solingen urban area from Gräfrath via Ketzberg , the Solingen town center, Krahenhöhe to Hästen . A small part of the Klosterbusch forest is located in the Wuppertal city area.
The Solingen ridge is a ridge running from south to north , which, interrupted by the Wuppertal and Wülfrath limestone sinks, is continued in the north in the Velbert ridge (337 1 .10). In the east and south, the Solingen ridge is bounded by the western Wupperengal (338.01), to which it slopes heavily terraced. Numerous narrow valleys structure the slope . In the west, the Ohligser Terrassenriedel (338.03) are separated by a clear step . The ridge in the Solingen city center rises up to 250 m and sinks to the south to 200 m. Geologically, the Solingen ridge consists of Devonian and Silurian Grauwacken , slates , sandstones or quartzites .
Agricultural use takes place on the sandy-loamy, weathered soils of the surrounding rock with rock debris and loess admixtures , unless urban or industrial development. The slopes to the Wupper are shallow. A high path runs over the ridge, in sections as federal road 224 .