Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Remscheid Industrial and commercial area* 410 ha Municipal area* 74,52 km² Urbanization* densely populated Population Population* 112 970 Unemployment rate (in district)* 8,2 % Retail purchasing power* 5 916 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 3 km Motorway junction Remscheid (A1) Nearby motorways A1 Airport Airport (distance) 31 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance) 24 km Name of port Hafen Köln - Niehl II Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance) 37 km Name of freight village GVZ Köln Eifeltor Modality bimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 490 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 620 % (municipal rate) Level of labour costs (in the federal state) Production industry 39,67 €/h Service industry 35,80 €/h Qualification of labour (in the district) Academic education 11 % Vocational training 61 % Without training 19 % Contact City RemscheidMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add