Remscheid

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Remscheid

Coordinates: 51°11′0″N 07°12′0″E / 51.18333°N 7.20000°ECoordinates: 51°11′0″N 07°12′0″E / 51.18333°N 7.20000°E

Country

Germany

State

North Rhine-Westphalia

Admin. region

Düsseldorf

District

Urban districts of Germany

Government

• Lord Mayor

Beate Wilding (SPD)

Area

• Total

74.6 km² (28.8 sq mi)

Population (2015-12-31)

• Total

109,499

• Density

1,500/km² (3,800/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

42801-42899

02191

Website

Remscheid (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɛmʃaɪt]) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is, after Wuppertal and Solingen, the third largest municipality in Bergisches Land, being located on the northern edge of the region, on south side of the Ruhr area.

Remscheid has about 109,000 inhabitants in 2015.

Its highest point is the Brodtberg (378 m).

Remscheid was founded in the 12th century, but remained a small village until the 19th century. Early spellings for the city included Remissgeid (1217), Rymscheyd (1351), Reymscheyd (1487) and Rembscheid (1639). 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 industries practised within the town. This is carried on today with the Hazet tool company which has two factories in Remscheid. Remscheid was part of the Prussian Rhine Province from 1822–1945.

On 31 July 1943, during the second World War, Remscheid was almost completely destroyed during a British bombing raid which caused a firestorm.

An A-10 Thunderbolt II crashed in the city on 8 December 1988. Six people died.

Today, Remscheid comprises four boroughs, Alt-Remscheid, Remscheid-Süd, Lennep, and Lüttringhausen.

Müngstener Bridge.

Teo Otto Theater.

Kraspütt 3 in Lennep

bond of the town Remscheid, issued 25. August 1922

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