Status of the Remscheid Umweltzone
Listed as active in the Umweltbundesamt register (green sticker required, no repeal date), checked November 8, 2026.
Driving into the Remscheid Umweltzone what you need
The Remscheid Umweltzone, a low emission zone, covers about 1.5 km². Since July 1, 2014, only cars with a green sticker may drive in. Cars registered abroad and rental cars need the sticker too.
Fine€100
- Fine€100
- AccessGreen sticker required
The essentials
The Remscheid Umweltzone, a low emission zone, covers about 1.5 km². Since July 1, 2014, only cars with a green sticker may drive in. Cars registered abroad and rental cars need the sticker too.
Key facts
The Remscheid Umweltzone covers about 1.5 km² in North Rhine-Westphalia. Green sticker required since July 1, 2014. What visitors need to know.
€100Fine€100
4Official sourcesUpdated September 3, 2026
- City
- Remscheid
- Federal state
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Size
- about 1.5 km²
- Green sticker required since
- July 1, 2014
- Fine
- €100
- Nearest other Umweltzone
- Wuppertal, 9.5 km
- Other Umweltzonen within 30 km
- 5
Map
Map of the Remscheid zones
Enter or go around
- Fine€100
- AccessGreen sticker required
A route that avoids the zone
Amanda warns you before the zone and guides you to your arrival.
Outline from open data, for guidance only. The signs on site always prevail.
What happens without a sticker
Driving in the Remscheid Umweltzone without a green sticker costs €100.
Umweltzonen near Remscheid
Distances as the crow flies from the centre of the Remscheid zone.
| Wuppertal | 9.5 km away, about 24 km² |
|---|---|
| Langenfeld | 17 km away, about 1.4 km² |
| Düsseldorf | 28 km away, about 77 km² |
| Hagen | 29 km away, about 8.5 km² |
| Overath | 29 km away, green sticker since October 1, 2017, about 0.42 km² |
| Neuss | 34 km away, about 1.8 km² |
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The Remscheid Umweltzone has required the green sticker since July 1, 2014. This also applies to cars registered abroad and to rental cars.
Official sources
Updated September 3, 2026
Each guide is written from the official pages of the city, the region or the national authority. We link every source at the bottom of the page.
- UmweltbundesamtUmweltzonen register: status checked with the Umweltbundesamt
- UmweltbundesamtUmweltzonen in Germany: Umweltbundesamt data hub
- Bundesministerium der Justiz35. BImSchV (Kennzeichnungsverordnung), last amended 25 September 2026
- Bundesministerium der JustizBußgeldkatalog-Verordnung (BKatV), Anlage - Nr. 153
Rules change. The signs on site and the official pages always have the final word.
