natural wonder
Blautopf
An impossibly blue, 21 m-deep karst spring pot in Blaubeuren, mouth of one of Germany's largest cave systems; the colour comes from light scattering in limestone-saturated water.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Bartholomä
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Bartholomä
Bartholomä sits on the route: 10 minutes from Heubach, 40km from Blautopf.
Bartholomä is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 2,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Heubach, about 6 km away.
Bartholomä is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district.
Bartholomä is mainly a commuter town in the historical region of Swabia, that straddles the border between Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. The language spoken in Bartholomä is the Swabian dialect.
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Bartholomä are mainly German staples: a couple of bakeries and butcher shops, a local bar and grill called Zum Schwarzen Adler (the local resource for traditional German food) and its sister establishment, a medieval-themed venue for wedding banquets and such called Braighausen. There is also a complex of houses on the outskirts of town collectively called Amalienhof.
Bartholomä is a 35-minute drive from Neresheim, home of the Neresheim Abbey.
The town is first mentioned in 1365 as Laubenhart but changes its name in the 1500s after Bartholomew the Apostle.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Bartholomä?
Within an hour or so of Bartholomä: Blautopf (40 km), LEGOLAND Deutschland (43 km), Dinkelsbühl (43 km), Kochertal Viaduct (49 km).
Are there any good drives near Bartholomä?
The nearest famous roads are Solituderennen, Schwarzwaldhochstraße and Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500).
Where is Bartholomä?
Bartholomä is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 6 km from Heubach.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,189
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 48.7535, 9.9875
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
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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Worth the detour from Bartholomä
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
LEGOLAND Deutschland
Bavarian LEGOLAND resort with over 55 million LEGO bricks creating interactive rides and models.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Dinkelsbühl
The Romantic Road's quieter answer to Rothenburg: a completely walled medieval town untouched by war, ringed by sixteen towers and four gatehouses, and mercifully short on tour coaches.
43 km · about 50 min drive
bridge
Kochertal Viaduct
Europe's tallest road bridge by pillar height carries the A6 some 185 m above the Kocher valley near Geislingen.
49 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Mercedes-Benz Classic Center Fellbach
Workshop and showroom where vintage Mercedes-Benz cars are meticulously restored and sold as certified classics.
53 km · about 60 min drive
museum
Mercedes-Benz Museum
A stunning double-helix building chronicling 130 years of automotive history from the invention of the car to the present.
55 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden
Stuttgart's combined zoological-botanical garden in a historic Moorish palace complex with over 11,000 animals.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Bartholomä
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 49 kmKochertal ViaductEurope's tallest road bridge by pillar height carries the A6 some 185 m above the Kocher valley near Geislingen.
- 69 kmSolituderennenA 11.4km road circuit through the forest west of Stuttgart that drew 300,000 spectators to Grand Prix races in the 1960s. The public roads still run the old lap past Schloss Solitude, and the course is entirely drivable today.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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