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City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Remscheid is in Bergisches Land, Germany and has a bit over 100,000 inhabitants.
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Müngstener Brücke
At 107 m the highest railroad bridge in Germany, opened in 1897.
German X-Ray museum
Eschbach Dam
The first dam to be built in Germany for the provision of drinking water, dating to 1891
Rathaus Remscheid
Large sandstone building opened in 1906.
Old brick water tower constructed 1881-1883 and still in use.
Medieval town that got wealthy from textiles, lots of restored old houses, churches. Birthplace of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, father of X-Rays
A shopping centre with your usual selection of chain stores, car parking and public toilet.
By car
Autobahn A1 has two exits in Remscheid and a rest stop next to the Eschbachtalsperre reservoir.
By train
There are two train stations in Remscheid, served by a S-Bahn from Wuppertal, where other regional services and ICE stop, and by a regional RE service from Düsseldorf, which is an important railway…
By bus
Local buses offer seamless connection to the surrounding towns. Regional bus 260 links Remscheid and Cologne, although being a relatively slow trip at almost 2 hours.
The two town centres of Remscheid proper and Lennep are easy to explore on foot. Local bus service is run by the city utility company under VRR fares and information.
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