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Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)
This twin-spired Gothic giant towers over the Rhine, its 533 steps rewarding climbers with a sweeping city panorama.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Engelskirchen
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Engelskirchen
Engelskirchen sits on the route: 10 minutes from Lindlar, 39km from Schloss Drachenburg.
Engelskirchen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 21,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Lindlar, about 4 km away.
Engelskirchen (German pronunciation: [ɛŋl̩sˈkɪʁçn̩], lit. 'angel’s churches') is a municipality in Oberbergischer Kreis, Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of Cologne. The neighbouring municipalities are (clockwise from the west) Overath, Lindlar, Gummersbach, Wiehl and Much.
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What is there to see near Engelskirchen?
Within an hour or so of Engelskirchen: Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) (32 km), Freudenberg Alter Flecken (34 km), Wuppertal Schwebebahn (35 km), Schloss Drachenburg (39 km).
Are there any good drives near Engelskirchen?
The nearest famous roads are Mosel Valley Wine Route, Moselle Valley Road (B53) and Schottenring.
Where is Engelskirchen?
Engelskirchen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 4 km from Lindlar.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 20,786
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 50.9885, 7.4139
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 Engelskirchen
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
photogenic
Freudenberg Alter Flecken
From the Kurpark steps, Freudenberg's Alter Flecken, rows of near-identical black-and-white half-timbered gables rebuilt after a 1666 fire: lines up into one of Germany's most graphic photographs.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Wuppertal Schwebebahn
The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.
35 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Schloss Drachenburg
A flamboyant 19th-century villa-castle on the Drachenfels above the Rhine, reached by Germany's oldest cogwheel railway.
39 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Drachenfels
A dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Phantasialand
Award-winning German theme park near Cologne known for incredibly detailed theming and innovative ride experiences.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Classic Remise Düsseldorf
A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.
47 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Engelskirchen
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 39 kmDrachenfelsA dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
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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