Remscheid

Remscheid
German Röntgen Museum
German Röntgen Museum
Flag of Remscheid
Coat of arms of Remscheid
Location of Remscheid
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Remscheid is located in Germany
Remscheid
Remscheid
Remscheid is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Remscheid
Remscheid
Coordinates: 51°11′N 07°12′E / 51.183°N 7.200°E / 51.183; 7.200
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictUrban district
Government
 • Lord mayor (2020–25) Burkhard Mast-Weisz[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total74.6 km2 (28.8 sq mi)
Elevation
365 m (1,198 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total112,613
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
42801–42899
Dialling codes02191
Vehicle registrationRS
Websitewww.remscheid.de
City Hall

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.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

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