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Remscheid
German Roentgen Museum
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Urban district
Lord Mayor	Beate Wilding (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	74.6 km² (28.8 sq mi)
Elevation	365 m  (1198 ft)
Population	115,374  (26/06/2006)[1]
- Density	1,547 /km² (4,006 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	RS
Postal codes	42801-42899
Area code	02191
Website	www.remscheid.de Coordinates: 51°11′″N 07°12′″E / Expression error: Unexpected / operator, Expression error: Unexpected / operator

Remscheid (IPA: [ˈʁɛmʃaɪt]) 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: 117,717 (2003).

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.

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

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

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

"Müngstener" Bridge.

• The Müngstener Brücke is a railroad bridge crossing a valley and connecting Remscheid with the neighbouring town of Solingen. It is 107 m above the ground, making it the highest railroad bridge in Germany. It was constructed in 1897 and originally named the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Brücke after Wilhelm I (whose 100th birthday would have been in 1897).
• The Eschbachtalsperre, the first dam built in Germany for the supply of drinking water is located here. It was built in 1891.

Town Hall of Remscheid.

• The old city of the borough Lennep consists of 116 houses from 1756.

• Wilhelm Röntgen, the discoverer of 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.
• Teo Otto, a stage designer, was born in Remscheid in 1904.
• Karl Michael Vogler, an actor, was born in Remscheid in 1928.
• Peter Brötzmann, a free jazz saxophonist, was born in Remscheid in 1941.
• Wolfgang Tillmans, a photographer, was born in Remscheid in 1968.
• Chriss Westphal, a famous biologist, lived in Remscheid from 1986-1997. During his last years in Remscheid, he also worked to pioneer a music style that would become known as BOOOOBSY WOOBSY with his trusty helper p-Knut and fellow musician Carter Mollins.

• - Quimper, France, since 1971
• - Wansbeck, United Kingdom, since 1978
• - Prešov, Slovakia, since 1989
• - Pirna, Saxony, Germany, since 1989

It has friendship status with Schmalkalden, Thuringia (Germany)

• German Roentgen-Museum (German)
• Official City Website (German)

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