Remscheid

Remscheid 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). After Wuppertal and Solingen, it is the third largest city of the Regierungsbezirk of D?sseldorf.

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Remscheid is twinned with Quimper in France, Wansbeck in England, Pre?ov in Slovakia, and Pirna in Saxony.

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Remscheid was founded in the 12th century, but it was a tiny village until the 19th century. Early spellings for the city included remissgeid (1217), Rymscheyd (1351), Reymscheyd (1487) und 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 industrial branches of the town.

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