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Not to be confused with Solingen , North Rhine Westphalia.

Solingen Place in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Solingen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the northern edge of the region called Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr area, and, with a 2009 population of 161,366, is after Wuppertal the second largest city in the Bergisches Land. It is a member of the regional authority of the Rhineland.

North Rhine-Westphalia State in Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia is a state of Germany.

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Location of Söllingen within Helmstedt district
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Coordinates: 52°05′N10°56′E / 52.083°N 10.933°E / 52.083; 10.933 Coordinates: 52°05′N10°56′E / 52.083°N 10.933°E / 52.083; 10.933
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Helmstedt
Municipal assoc. Heeseberg
Government
   Mayor Heinz Bosse
Area
  Total 39.41 km2 (15.22 sq mi)
Elevation 104 m (341 ft)
Population (2015-12-31) [1]
  Total 1,708
  Density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 38387
Dialling codes 05354
Vehicle registration HE
Website www.samtgemeinde-heeseberg.de

Söllingen is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Municipality Söllingen includes the villages of Dobbeln, Söllingen and Wobeck. And since 1 November 2016, the former municipalities Ingeleben and Twieflingen are part of the municipality Söllingen.

Municipalities of Germany the lowest official level of territorial division in Germany

Municipalities are the lowest level of official territorial division in Germany. This is most commonly the third level of territorial division, ranking after the Land (state) and Kreis (district). The Gemeinde which is one level lower in those states also includes Regierungsbezirke as an intermediate territorial division. The Gemeinde is one level higher if it is not part of a Samtgemeinde. Only 10 municipalities in Germany have fifth level administrative subdivisions and all of them are in Bavaria. The highest degree of autonomy may be found in the Gemeinden which are not part of a Kreis. These Gemeinden are referred to as Kreisfreie Städte or Stadtkreise, sometimes translated as having "city status". This can be the case even for small municipalities. However, many smaller municipalities have lost this city status in various administrative reforms in the last 40 years when they were incorporated into a Kreis. In some states they retained a higher measure of autonomy than the other municipalities of the Kreis. Municipalities titled Stadt are urban municipalities while those titled Gemeinde are classified as rural municipalities.

Helmstedt (district) District in Lower Saxony, Germany

Helmstedt is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the district of Wolfenbüttel, the City of Braunschweig, the District of Gifhorn, the City of Wolfsburg and the State of Saxony-Anhalt.

Lower Saxony State in Germany

Lower Saxony is a German state (Land) situated in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with 47,624 km2 (18,388 sq mi), and fourth-largest in population among the 16 Länder federated as the Federal Republic of Germany. In rural areas, Northern Low Saxon and Saterland Frisian are still spoken, but the number of speakers is declining.

Dobbeln, in the background Schoningen DobbelnSchoningenVomHeeseberg.jpg
Dobbeln, in the background Schöningen

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