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.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Brackel
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Brackel
Brackel sits on the route: 5 minutes from Schüren, 35km from Zollverein Coal Mine.
Brackel is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 25,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Schüren, about 4 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Brackel: Zollverein Coal Mine (35 km), Wuppertal Schwebebahn (41 km).
Where is Brackel?
Brackel is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 4 km from Schüren.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 24,930
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.5257, 7.5444
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 Brackel
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.
41 km · about 45 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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