national park
Lüneburg Heath
A vast purple-blossoming heathland nature reserve, magical when the heather blooms in late summer and crossed by car-free trails.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Brockel
Lower Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Brockel
Brockel sits on the route: 10 minutes from Hemslingen, 37km from Lüneburg Heath.
Brockel is in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 1,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hemslingen, about 5 km away.
Brockel (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁoːkl̩]) is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Brockel belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Bishopric was transformed into the Principality of Verden, which was first ruled in personal union by theRead more
Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712–1715) - and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1807 the ephemeralKingdom of Westphalia annexed the Principality, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Principality was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the Principality in a real union and the Princely territory, including Brockel, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.
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What is there to see near Brockel?
Within an hour or so of Brockel: Lüneburg Heath (37 km), Elbphilharmonie (58 km), Landungsbrücken (58 km), Speicherstadt (59 km).
Where is Brockel?
Brockel is in Lower Saxony, Germany, about 5 km from Hemslingen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,394
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 53.0957, 9.5215
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 Brockel
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Elbphilharmonie
Hamburg's stunning concert hall rising like a glass wave atop a former cocoa warehouse on the Elbe, with a free public plaza offering harbour views.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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Landungsbrücken
Hamburg's bustling floating landing piers on the Elbe, the gateway to harbour cruises and the historic St. Pauli waterfront.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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Speicherstadt
The world's largest warehouse district built on timber-pile foundations, a UNESCO site of red-brick Neo-Gothic buildings laced with canals.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Miniatur Wunderland
The world's largest model railway exhibition in Hamburg's Speicherstadt, with over 16,000 metres of track spanning miniature continents.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Automuseum Prototyp Hamburg
Museum of rare prototypes and racing cars focused on Porsche and Volkswagen history in Hamburg's HafenCity.
59 km · about 70 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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