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Heidelberg Castle
A partly ruined Renaissance castle overlooking the city of Heidelberg, one of Germany's most important Renaissance structures.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Dossenheim
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Dossenheim
Dossenheim works well as a base: 10 minutes from Heidelberg, 39km from Deutsche Weinstraße.
Dossenheim is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Heidelberg, about 5 km away.
Dossenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔsn̩ˌhaɪ̯m] ; Palatine German: Dossene) is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis (district) in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
It is located on Bergstraße (which is the reason it is occasionally called "Dossenheim and der Bergstraße" e.g. on the municipalities website) and theRead more
Bertha Benz Memorial Route.
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What is there to see near Dossenheim?
Within an hour or so of Dossenheim: Heidelberg Castle (5 km), Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz (6 km), Hockenheimring (16 km), Speyer Cathedral (22 km).
Are there any good drives near Dossenheim?
The nearest famous roads are Deutsche Weinstraße, Solituderennen and Schwarzwaldhochstraße.
Where is Dossenheim?
Dossenheim is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 5 km from Heidelberg.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,612
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 49.4503, 8.6747
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 Dossenheim
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz
Intimate museum in Carl Benz's last factory in Ladenburg, displaying pioneering Benz vehicles in the very halls where the inventor of the automobile worked until 1929.
6 km · about 10 min drive
racetrack
Hockenheimring
German Grand Prix circuit in the Rhine Valley with a museum, driving experiences, and regular track day events.
16 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Speyer Cathedral
The world's largest surviving Romanesque church, this imperial cathedral holds the tombs of eight German emperors and kings.
22 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Technik Museum Speyer
Sister museum to Sinsheim featuring a Boeing 747, submarine, and extensive collection of vintage and classic automobiles.
23 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Technik Museum Sinsheim
Massive technology museum with Concorde and Tu-144 jets on the roof plus hundreds of classic cars and Formula 1 racers.
29 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Deutsche Weinstraße
Germany's oldest wine route winds 85 km past vineyards, almond blossoms and half-timbered villages through the Palatinate.
39 km · about 45 min drive
castle
Hambach Castle
Birthplace of German democracy, this hilltop castle above Neustadt flew the black-red-gold flag at the 1832 festival.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Dossenheim
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 39 kmDeutsche WeinstraßeGermany's oldest wine route winds 85 km past vineyards, almond blossoms and half-timbered villages through the Palatinate.
- 79 kmNerobergA wooded hill above Wiesbaden reached by a water-powered funicular, crowned by a gold-domed Russian Orthodox church.
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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