In the constituent community of Burgsolms once stood the ancestral castle of the Counts and Princes of Solms.

Solms lies right in the Lahn valley at the mouth of the eponymous little river Solmsbach and is nestled between the foothills of both the Taunus and Westerwald at heights from 140 to 400 m above sea level.

In the constituent community of Burgsolms once stood the ancestral castle of the Counts and Princes of Solms.

The town of Solms maintains partnerships with the following places: Oberbiel is home to two commercial-industrial areas.

A shipping company has set up shop at the newer one, while the older one, on an island in the river Lahn, was established in the early 20th century.