museum
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.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Bergkamen
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Bergkamen
Bergkamen sits on the route: 10 minutes from Werne, 44km from Zollverein Coal Mine.
Bergkamen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 52,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Werne, about 5 km away.
Bergkamen (German pronunciation: [bɛʁkˈkaːmən] ; Westphalian: Biärgkoamen) is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated south of the river Lippe, approx. 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Dortmund and 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Hamm.
Bergkamen, a fairly new town in the east part ofRead more
the Ruhr Area and south of the Münsterland, was founded in 1966 by the merging of at first five smaller communities. The town's history, however, reaches back to ancient Roman times - this can be experienced by visiting the Bergkamen Municipal Museum, which has a large Roman department, and the nearby archeological site, the “Roemerlager“.
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Within an hour or so of Bergkamen: Zollverein Coal Mine (44 km), Wuppertal Schwebebahn (53 km).
Where is Bergkamen?
Bergkamen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 5 km from Werne.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 52,329
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.6163, 7.6445
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 Bergkamen
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Wuppertal Schwebebahn
The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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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