Remscheid.Town hall district between Hasten and Lennep
Rectangular wooden city map made from oiled oak – two layers with a black back plate and frame.
About the product
Remscheid connects its town hall district with the distinct settings of Hasten and Lennep. On wood, the city unfolds as a broad network of streets, residential areas and cultural references. The tool museum, Röntgen museum and main railway station anchor different aspects of its identity. Their visible separation gives the city's history of craft, research and everyday life one coherent composition.
What does the map show?
- Central town hall setting
- Tool museum in Hasten
- Röntgen museum in Lennep
- Main station and residential routes
- Precisely cut and engraved
- Fine laser details with clear depth
- Carefully inspected and securely packed
- Handmade in Germany
Configuration
Shape: Rectangular · Design: Framed · Material: Oak · Sizes: 20 × 30 cm, 35 × 50 cm, 50 × 70 cm
The configuration shown in the cart and at the time of ordering is authoritative. The preview is not a dimensioned technical drawing.
Availability & production
- Availability
- Made to order
- Production time
- Ships in 3-5 business days
Production starts after successful payment and complete product configuration.
Materials & care
Depending on the variant, lacquered or oiled MDF or oiled real-wood veneer on MDF; optional stainless-steel mounting screws. Acrylic lacquer spray, hard-wax oil and white glue are used in production.
Wood is a natural material. Grain and color may vary slightly from the product images.
Clean with a dry, soft cloth and protect from prolonged moisture and direct heat.
Included & installation
The selected product in the ordered configuration, securely packed and prepared for installation.
- Maximum dimensions 50 × 70 cm and maximum product weight 2 kg.
- Wall-fixing screws and wall plugs are not included. Use fixings suitable for the wall type, substrate and product weight.
- Installation must be carried out by an adult. Keep optional mounting screws and other small parts away from children until installation.
Shipping & returns
Securely packed shipping. Return and cancellation information is available in the legal section.
Shipping costs and delivery options depend on the destination and format. The published cancellation right applies to non-personalised standard goods; it may be excluded for individually made products.
Manufacturer & product identifier
- Manufacturer
- Benjamin Nöst - Lightworks
Rorichmoorer Str. 76
26802 Moormerland, Deutschland
kontakt@lightworks.de - Product identifier
- LW-CAT-F3503718A10C-S, LW-CAT-F3503718A10C-M, LW-CAT-F3503718A10C-L
Together with the order or production batch, the relevant SKU enables traceability. Safety questions and incidents can be reported to the email address shown above.
Product safety
- Decorative product for dry indoor use only; not a toy and not intended for children.
- Protect from moisture, high heat and open flames.
- Do not continue to hang the product after a fall, breakage or visible damage. Keep damaged parts away from children.
Remscheid's inventive history across its districts
Remscheid's history of tools and trade has tangible locations, as does its connection with Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. Hasten, the town hall district and Lennep provide different urban settings for these stories. Their relationship reveals a Bergisch city shaped by several established centres and the everyday routes linking them together.
Tools as an account of the city
Remscheid has been associated with the manufacture and trade of tools for centuries. This history offers a useful understanding of its identity, but it has significance beyond a museum exhibition. It shaped working places, routes and neighbourhoods. The German Tool Museum in Hasten gives it a specific reference. Its subject extends from early implements to industrial developments, showing how widely the meaning of craft can change. For the city, the relationship between manufacture and distribution remains essential. Remscheid's historical connections consequently reached much farther than the surroundings immediately visible from its elevated Bergisch setting, linking local production with a broader world of exchange.
Hasten as an inhabited neighbourhood
Hasten lies northwest of the central town hall area. Its position brings a distinct neighbourhood into view and prevents the history of toolmaking from being identified entirely with today's centre. Around the museum, the scale of an inhabited district remains clear. Streets and houses are more than approaches to a cultural institution; they belong to the place in their own right. The museum is currently temporarily closed for building works, but its role as a historical reference continues. Placing Hasten within the wider city reveals a relationship between ordinary neighbourhood life and a production history whose connections extended far beyond these local streets.
Lennep and scientific discovery
The German Röntgen Museum stands in Lennep, considerably east of both the town hall and Hasten. Here Remscheid's relationship with research and discovery has a separate location. Lennep retains a historic urban setting and can be understood as an established part of the contemporary city rather than simply an outlying stop. The distance between the museums is revealing: toolmaking history and scientific memory are not concentrated on one street. They inhabit different neighbourhoods. Cultural life consequently has a distributed geography in which historical places retain their own surroundings while contributing to a shared understanding of Remscheid and its varied inherited identities.
Present-day routes between distinct centres
The town hall and the main railway station farther south add references within this connected setting. They represent administration, arrivals and the central routes of the present city. The space between them and the museum districts is not neutral ground. People move through residential surroundings and streets used in daily life. Remscheid can therefore be read as a city of several distinct centres, with their relationships as significant as individual destinations. A broad view from Hasten to Lennep connects industrial experience, scientific memory and contemporary functions. It makes the city's inventive spirit tangible as a history with different physical addresses, supported by an inhabited urban network.
Sources
- Städteporträt Remscheid - Die Bergischen Drei — https://www.bergisch-mal-drei.de/staedte-kultur/remscheid
- Deutsches Werkzeugmuseum | temporär geschlossen! — https://www.remscheid.de/vv/produkte/1.48/146380100000016667.php
- Deutsches Werkzeugmuseum — https://werkzeugmuseum.org/
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