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Erlebnispark Tripsdrill
Charming Swabian-themed park near Stuttgart combining traditional German culture with exciting rides and a wildlife park.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Besigheim
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Besigheim
Besigheim works well as a base: 5 minutes from Gemmrigheim, 11km from Ludwigsburg Residential Palace.
Besigheim is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Gemmrigheim, about 4 km away.
Besigheim (German pronunciation: [ˈbeːzɪçhaɪm] ) is a municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
It is situated 13 km north of Ludwigsburg at the confluence of the Neckar and Enz rivers. The town has many old buildings and a town hall that dates back to 1459. There are twoRead more
medieval towers, Gothic church, cobblestone market place and other historical objects of interest.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Besigheim?
Within an hour or so of Besigheim: Erlebnispark Tripsdrill (8 km), Ludwigsburg Residential Palace (11 km), Porsche Museum (18 km), Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden (22 km).
Are there any good drives near Besigheim?
The nearest famous roads are Solituderennen, Deutsche Weinstraße and Schwarzwaldhochstraße.
Where is Besigheim?
Besigheim is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 4 km from Gemmrigheim.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,883
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 48.9980, 9.1427
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 Besigheim
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Ludwigsburg Residential Palace
One of Europe's largest baroque palaces dazzles with 452 rooms and vast 'Blooming Baroque' gardens north of Stuttgart.
11 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Porsche Museum
A striking modernist building showcasing over 80 vehicles tracing Porsche's legendary sports car and racing heritage.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden
Stuttgart's combined zoological-botanical garden in a historic Moorish palace complex with over 11,000 animals.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Mercedes-Benz Classic Center Fellbach
Workshop and showroom where vintage Mercedes-Benz cars are meticulously restored and sold as certified classics.
22 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum
Four floors of two-wheel history in Neckarsulm's Deutschordensschloss, from wooden draisines to NSU's record-breaking streamliners, in the town that was briefly the world's largest motorcycle maker.
22 km · about 25 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.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Maulbronn Monastery
The best-preserved medieval Cistercian monastery complex north of the Alps, a tranquil UNESCO ensemble of Gothic cloisters.
24 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Besigheim
- 27 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.
- 51 kmKochertal ViaductEurope's tallest road bridge by pillar height carries the A6 some 185 m above the Kocher valley near Geislingen.
- 77 kmSchwarzwaldhochstrasse (Black Forest High Road)The B500 ridge road runs 60 km from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt through dense pine forest, passing the Mummelsee lake and spa towns, with sweeping viewpoints over the Rhine plain.
- 79 kmDeutsche WeinstraßeGermany's oldest wine route winds 85 km past vineyards, almond blossoms and half-timbered villages through the Palatinate.
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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