Remscheid is in Bergisches Land, Germany and has a bit over 100,000 inhabitants.
Understand
[edit]Perhaps the most famous son of Remscheid is Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, discoverer of X-Rays, who was born in what is now a part of Remscheid.
Initially a small village overshadowed by the since-annexed Lennep, it boomed during industrialisation. Significant damage during an air raid in July 1943 led to great loss of life and historic buildings in the city centre.
In more recent times, it has successfully cooperated with neighbouring cities to unlock potential in manufacturing and local tourism and to prevent being reduced to a suburb of the nearby metropolises.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]The nearest airports are Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn.
By car
[edit]Autobahn A1 has two exits in Remscheid and a rest stop next to the Eschbachtalsperre reservoir.
By train
[edit]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 hub served by regional and long-distance trains to both domestic and international destinations.
- 1 Remscheid Hauptbahnhof. Modern stop on S-Bahn S7 Wuppertal - Remscheid - Solingen and Regional train RE47 Düsseldorf - Solingen - Remscheid. P+R garage, ticket machine, island platform accessible by lift.
- 2 Remscheid-Lennep station. Small stop on S7 and RE47 services near Lennep district. Accessible.
By bus
[edit]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.
Get around
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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. Routes reach most of the city and as far as the surrounding cities, on weekend nights there is some night bus service, including to Wuppertal main station.
Car parking can be had at the Park+Ride garage and at the large supermarket on the other side of the railway line at Remscheid station (use Prešover Straße for navigation) and at the Allee-Center shopping centre.
See
[edit]- 1 Müngsten Bridge (Müngstener Brücke). At 107 m (351 ft) the highest railroad bridge in Germany, opened in 1897.
- 2 Deutschen Röntgen-Museum (German X-Ray museum), Schwelmer Str. 41 42897 Remscheid (10 Min. walk from Lennep station or Bus 655 to Röntgenmuseum stop). Tu-Su 10:00-17:00. Adults €5.00 , under 18 free.
- 3 Eschbachtalsperre (Eschbach Dam). The first dam to be built in Germany for the provision of drinking water, dating to 1891
- 4 City Hall (Rathaus Remscheid), Theodor-Heuss-Platz (Bus stop "Rathaus/Gründerviertel"). Large sandstone building opened in 1906.
- 5 Water Tower Remscheid, Hochstraße (behind the City Hall). Old brick water tower constructed 1881-1883 and still in use.
- 6 Lennep Town Centre. Medieval town that got wealthy from textiles, lots of restored old houses, churches. Birthplace of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, father of X-Rays
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]- 1 Allee-Center, Theodor-Heuss-Platz 7, 42853 Remscheid. M-S 10:00-19:00. A shopping centre with your usual selection of chain stores, car parking and public toilet.
Eat
[edit]Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Hotel & Restaurant Villa Paulus, Schüttendelle 30, ☏ +49 2191 4619430.
- 2 mk Hotel Remscheid, Bismarckstraße 39, 42853 Remscheid (opposite Hauptbahnhof).
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]- Solingen, known for its knives
- Wuppertal, the Schwebebahn monorail runs through the dense valley past factories, old housing and a great zoo
- Düsseldorf, state capital known for its large asian population and extravagant shopping
- Cologne Germany's fourth largest city is said to be very fun and tolerant