Remscheid
Remscheid | |
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German Röntgen Museum | |
Location of Remscheid | |
| Coordinates: 51°11′N 07°12′E / 51.183°N 7.200°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2020–25) | Burkhard Mast-Weisz (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 74.6 km2 (28.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 114,061 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 42801–42899 |
| Dialling codes | 02191 |
| Vehicle registration | RS |
| Website | www.remscheid.de |
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 the south side of the Ruhr area.
Remscheid had around 109,000 inhabitants in 2015. At the end of 2019 it had 113,703 inhabitants.