Solms

Solms
Location of Solms within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district
Solms
Solms
Coordinates: 50°32′23″N 08°24′26″E / 50.53972°N 8.40722°E / 50.53972; 8.40722
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionGießen
DistrictLahn-Dill-Kreis
Government
  Mayor (202228) Frank Inderthal (SPD)
Area
  Total
34.02 km2 (13.14 sq mi)
Elevation
144 m (472 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
13,507
  Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
35606
Dialling codes06442
Vehicle registrationLDK
Websitewww.solms.de

Solms (German pronunciation: [zɔlms] ) is a town west of Wetzlar in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Germany with around 13,500 inhabitants. In the constituent community of Burgsolms once stood the ancestral castle of the Counts and Princes of Solms.