Remscheid
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| Bundesland: | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Regierungsbezirk: | Düsseldorf |
| District: | district-free town |
| Area: | 74,6 km² |
| Population: | 118.339 (31.12.2002) |
| Population density: | 1586 inhabitants/km² |
| Altitude: | 365 m above sea level |
| Highest point: | 379 m above sea level |
| Lowest point: | 96 m above sea level |
| Postal code: | 42853 to 42899 |
| Area code: | 02191 |
| Location: | 51° 11' north 7° 12' east |
| License plate: | RS
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| Municipality key: | 05 1 20 000 |
| Website: | www.remscheid.de |
| E-Mail address: | remscheid@str.de (mailto:remscheid@str.de) |
| Politics | |
| Mayor: | Beate Wilding (SPD) |
| Debts: | 229 mill. € (as of 31.12.02) |
Remscheid 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: 120,600 (1999).
Remscheid is twinned with Quimper in France.
Remscheid was founded in the 12th century, but it was a tiny village until the 19th century. The economic growth of the entire Rhine-Ruhr region led to an increase of the population of Remscheid. Mechanical engineering and toolmaking were the main industrial branches of the town.
Wilhelm Röntgen, the discoverer of the x-rays, was born 1845 in Lennep, which is today a borough of Remscheid. There is a museum in Remscheid (Deutsches Röntgen-Museum) commemorating Röntgen's life and discoveries.
The Müngstener Brücke is a railroad bridge crossing a valley and connecting Remscheid with the neighbour town of Solingen. It is 107 m above the ground, hence the highest railroad bridge of Germany. It was constructed in 1897.
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