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Self-Trip: German Blade Museum Solingen (You need to Book your Ticket)

LocationDeutsches Klingenmuseum
Klosterhof 4, 42653 Solingen
Coordinates51.209683°N, 7.072364°E
Station / Bus stopDeutsches Klingenmuseum (Wuppertal)
Date/Time

Fri  24.10.   10:00-11:10 o'clock (1h10)
Event-iCal / Event-iCal with travel time

From IBD Hotel90 Minutes
Number of seats20
WheelchairThis event is accessible by wheelchair
ImportantSee notes below
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Picture courtesy of Deutsches Klingenmuseum Solingen


The city of Solingen is famous for the production of knives.

Here in the „Deutsches Klingenmuseum“ (German blade museum) you can learn some interesting information about different types of blades and knives, their history and their production. They call themselves the "schärfste Museum Deutschlands" ("schärfste" can mean both "sharpest" and "most attractive").

You are free to explore this museum on your own and will need to buy the entrance tickets yourself. The main idea of this entry is so you can find others to travel there togeter.

Before and after that we recommend you combine the visit to the museum with some other event in Wuppertal and a nice ride in the "Wuppertaler Schwebebahn" which is like a flying tram (nearest station is Wuppertal Vohwinkel).

Important notes

You will need to buy the entrance tickets yourself.


Directions (from IBD Hotel)

Travel time is 2:30 hours (sorry but it is worth the trip)
  • Take the foot bridge in front of Maritim Hotel towards the airport terminal C
  • Head for the local transport train station in the basement of terminal C "Düsseldorf Flughafen Terminal (S)"
  • Take the local train S1 or S11 to Düsseldorf central station "Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof" (5 stops)
  • Take the local train RE4 towards "Dortmund Hbf"
    Or the local train RE13 towards "Hamm/Wesfalen Hbf"
    Or the local train S8 towards "Wuppertal Oberbarmen"
  • Get off at "Wuppertal Vohwinkel"
  • Take the bus 683 towards "Solingen Schleife Krahenhöhe" (sometimes "Solingen Burger Bahnhof" or "Solingen Graf-Wilhelm-Platz")
  • Get off at "Deutsches Klingenmuseum" (7 stops)
  • Cross the street and turn into "Täppken" (that is turn left relative to the bus route)
  • Follow this street - after some 200m turn left into "Klosterhof"
  • After 100m turn left onto "Gerberstraße"
  • The "Klingenmuseum" is on the left-hand side some 50m away

Hint: You want to visit several events in Solingen and/or Wuppertal so that you have to spend over an hour to get to that region.

See Directions and Times for general information on directions.

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