title: Gräfrath
text: # Gräfrath
  
  Gräfrath or Graefrath is a district of Solingen in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, about 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Düsseldorf.
  
  ## History
  
  There was an abbey in Gräfrath from 1185 to 1803. In the past, iron, steel, and weaving were important economic activities.
  
  