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BMW Welt
Spectacular delivery and experience center where visitors explore current BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce models in a striking double-cone building.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Dachau
Bavaria, Germany · Europe
About Dachau
Dachau works well as a base: 10 minutes from Hebertshausen, 13km from BMW Welt.
Dachau is in Bavaria, Germany, with about 40,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hebertshausen, about 4 km away.
Dachau (German pronunciation: [ˈdaxaʊ] ) is a town in the Upper Bavaria district of Bavaria, a state in the southern part of Germany. It is a major district town—a Große Kreisstadt—of the administrative region of Upper Bavaria, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) north-west of Munich. It is now a popular residential areaRead more
for people working in Munich, with roughly 45,000 inhabitants. The historic centre of town with its 18th-century castle is situated on an elevation and visible over a great distance.
Dachau was founded in the 9th century. It was home to many artists during the late 19th and early 20th centuries; well-known author and editor Ludwig Thoma lived here for two years. The town is known for its proximity to the Dachau concentration camp, operated by Nazi Germany between 1933 until 1945, in which tens of thousands of prisoners died.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Dachau?
Within an hour or so of Dachau: BMW Welt (13 km), BMW Museum (13 km), SEA LIFE Munich (13 km), Motorworld München (15 km).
Are there any good drives near Dachau?
The nearest famous roads are Kesselberg Road, Deutsche Alpenstrasse and Sudelfeld Pass.
Where is Dachau?
Dachau is in Bavaria, Germany, about 4 km from Hebertshausen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 39,740
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Bavaria
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 48.2600, 11.4340
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 Dachau
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
BMW Museum
A futuristic bowl-shaped building tracing BMW's evolution from aircraft engines to iconic automobiles and motorcycles.
13 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
SEA LIFE Munich
Bavarian aquarium in the Olympic Park showcasing freshwater and marine habitats from local rivers to tropical seas.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Motorworld München
A premier automotive lifestyle centre in Munich with classic car dealers, event spaces, and automotive art galleries.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Marienplatz & New Town Hall
Munich's central square dominated by the Neo-Gothic New Town Hall whose Glockenspiel chimes daily with jousting knights and dancing coopers.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
English Garden
One of the world's largest urban parks, where Münchners surf the Eisbach wave, sunbathe, and relax at the Chinese Tower beer garden.
17 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Deutsches Museum
The world's largest science and technology museum, with hands-on exhibits spanning mining, aviation, and physics.
18 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Andechs Monastery
A hilltop Benedictine monastery above the Ammersee famous for its potent monk-brewed beer and pilgrimage church.
37 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Dachau
- 71 kmKesselberg RoadBavaria's most celebrated driving road: the B11 climbs in tight switchbacks from Kochelsee to Walchensee over the 858 m Kesselberg, a historic hillclimb course beloved by motorcyclists since the 1900s.
- 75 kmDeutsche AlpenstrasseGermany's oldest holiday road winding 450km along the Bavarian Alps past lakes, castles and mountain passes from Lindau to Berchtesgaden.
- 76 kmSylvenstein ReservoirA vivid blue reservoir crossed by a graceful bridge on the German Alpine Road, gateway to the Karwendel mountains.
- 79 kmSudelfeld PassThe 1,123 m summit of the B307 between Bayrischzell and the Tatzelwurm gorge, part of the German Alpine Road and one of Upper Bavaria's favourite weekend driving and biking loops.
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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