museum
Technik Museum Speyer
Sister museum to Sinsheim featuring a Boeing 747, submarine, and extensive collection of vintage and classic automobiles.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen works well as a base: 10 minutes from Linkenheim-Hochstetten, 30km from Deutsche Weinstraße.
Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Linkenheim-Hochstetten, about 5 km away.
Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen is a municipality of almost 17,000 inhabitants located in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg in the Federal Republic of Germany. It lies about 12 km north of Karlsruhe and is the site of the northern campus of the research centre Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (with the formerRead more
Forschungsreaktor 2 (FR2). In the west, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen borders on the Rhine River and in the east it is connected with the Bundesstraße 36.
The two villages that make up the incorporated municipality evolved from medieval villages specializing in freshwater fishing and farming. Today, gravel extraction for construction purposes is important to the local economy, as is the cultivation of white asparagus (Spargel). Because of its location in the Rhine valley, hot humid summers are the norm for Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen. Numerous public beaches exist on the shores of artificial lakes that have been formed by extensive gravel extraction. Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen has numerous active community associations and sports clubs such as most notably TG Eggenstein 1894 e.V.. Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen is also home to the Sportpark Fassbender, a noted tennis school and training facility.
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What is there to see near Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen?
Within an hour or so of Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen: Technik Museum Speyer (25 km), Speyer Cathedral (25 km), Hockenheimring (29 km), Deutsche Weinstraße (30 km).
Are there any good drives near Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen?
The nearest famous roads are Deutsche Weinstraße, Schwarzwaldhochstraße and Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500).
Where is Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen?
Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 5 km from Linkenheim-Hochstetten.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,189
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 49.0901, 8.3988
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 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Speyer Cathedral
The world's largest surviving Romanesque church, this imperial cathedral holds the tombs of eight German emperors and kings.
25 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
Hockenheimring
German Grand Prix circuit in the Rhine Valley with a museum, driving experiences, and regular track day events.
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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Maulbronn Monastery
The best-preserved medieval Cistercian monastery complex north of the Alps, a tranquil UNESCO ensemble of Gothic cloisters.
32 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Trifels Castle
A red-sandstone imperial fortress crowning a Palatinate Forest crag once held the crown jewels and Richard the Lionheart.
33 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Hambach Castle
Birthplace of German democracy, this hilltop castle above Neustadt flew the black-red-gold flag at the 1832 festival.
33 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Altes Schloss Hohenbaden
Ruined twelfth-century castle walls crown a forested ridge above spa town Baden-Baden with sweeping Rhine valley views.
37 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
- 30 kmDeutsche WeinstraßeGermany's oldest wine route winds 85 km past vineyards, almond blossoms and half-timbered villages through the Palatinate.
- 50 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.
- 56 kmSchwarzwaldhochstraßeThe Black Forest High Road climbs the B500 past pine ridges, moorland lakes and panoramic pull-offs from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt.
- 57 kmSchwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500)The Black Forest High Road along the ridge from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt, flowing curves through spruce forest.
- 59 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.
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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