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Zollverein Coal Mine
A Bauhaus-styled colliery and UNESCO icon of the Ruhr, now a striking park of red walkways, museums and a winter ice rink.
38 km · about 45 min drive
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
Asseln sits on the route: 10 minutes from Scharnhorst, 38km from Zollverein Coal Mine.
Asseln is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 8,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Scharnhorst, about 4 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Asseln: Zollverein Coal Mine (38 km), Wuppertal Schwebebahn (43 km).
Asseln is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 4 km from Scharnhorst.
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ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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museum
A Bauhaus-styled colliery and UNESCO icon of the Ruhr, now a striking park of red walkways, museums and a winter ice rink.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.
43 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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