VTG SOLINGEN GERMANY DRAFT BEER STEIN MUG TANKARD PINT GERMAN SOUVENIR PUB BAR

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VTG SOLINGEN GERMANY DRAFT BEER STEIN MUG TANKARD PINT GERMAN SOUVENIR PUB BAR
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VINTAGE TRAVEL SOUVENIR
THIS GERMAN STEIN
CELEBRATES THE CITY OF
SOLINGEN
ORNATELY DESIGNED
GLAZED EARTHENWARE
THE FACE DEPICTS THE COAT OF ARMS
FOR THE CITY OF BLADES
IT MEASURES ABOUT 12.5cm X 12cm
NO CHIPS OR CRACKS
INCISED UNDERNEATH
"8056" and an "R" IN WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LOCK
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FYI
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. Population: 163,923 (2005).
Solingen is called the "town of blades", since it is known for the manufacturing of knives and scissors, with world-renown manufacturers such as Fiskars, Wüsthof, and Zwilling (J.A. Henckels). In medieval times the swordsmiths of Solingen coined the town's image, which is preserved to date. 90% of German knives are produced in Solingen.
History
Solingen was first mentioned in 1067 by an editor. He called the area "Solonchon". It was a tiny village for centuries, but became a fortified town in the 15th century. In World War II the Old Town was completely destroyed by an airraid in 1944 and 1.040 people died, so there are few sights in the center.
In Medieval times, the swordsmiths of Solingen coined the town's image, which is preserved to this date. In the latter part of the 17th century, a group of swordsmiths from Solingen broke their guild oaths by taking their sword-making secrets with them to Shotley Bridge, County Durham in England. Some 90% of German knives are produced in Solingen.
Blacksmith smelters, dating back to over 2000 years, have been found around the town adding to Solingen's fame as a Northern Europe blacksmith center. Swords from Solingen have turned up in places such as the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the British Isles. Northern Europe prized the quality of Solingen's manufactured weaponry, and they were traded across the European continent. Solingen today remains the knife-center of Germany.
It was a tiny village for centuries, but became a fortified town in the 15th century. In World War II the Old Town was completely destroyed by an air raid in 1944 and 1,040 people died, so there are few sights in the center.
In 1929 Ohligs, located in the Prussian Rhine Province, 17 miles (27 km) by rail north of Cologne became part of Solingen. Its chief manufactures were cutlery and hardware, and there were iron-foundries and flour mills. Other industries are brewing, dyeing, weaving and brick-making. Before 1891 it was known as Merscheid.
More recently, the city has been well known because of a May 29, 1993 arson in which two women and three girls died in an arson attack on the house of a Turkish family in Solingen. Seven more people were severely injured. The fire was set by local followers of Neo-Nazism. The incident ignited further controversy when the German Chancellor, Helmut Kohl, refused to attend the funeral for the Solingen victims.
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