landmark
Wuppertal Schwebebahn
The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Ennepetal
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Ennepetal
Ennepetal is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Schwelm, 49km from Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom).
Ennepetal is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 33,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Schwelm, about 5 km away.
Ennepetal (German pronunciation: [ˈɛnəpəˌtaːl] , lit. 'Ennepe Valley'; Westphalian: Iämpedal) is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was created in 1949 out of the former municipalities Milspe and Voerde. It was named after the river Ennepe, which flows through theRead more
municipality.
The town was featured in the headlines when on April 12, 2005, a hostage taker snatched several school children from a school bus, and took them as hostages, see Ennepetal hostage taking.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Ennepetal?
Within an hour or so of Ennepetal: Wuppertal Schwebebahn (15 km), Zollverein Coal Mine (31 km), Classic Remise Düsseldorf (39 km), Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) (49 km).
Are there any good drives near Ennepetal?
The nearest famous roads are Mosel Valley Wine Route and Moselle Valley Road (B53).
Where is Ennepetal?
Ennepetal is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 5 km from Schwelm.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 32,607
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.2985, 7.3629
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 Ennepetal
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Zollverein Coal Mine
A Bauhaus-styled colliery and UNESCO icon of the Ruhr, now a striking park of red walkways, museums and a winter ice rink.
31 km · about 35 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.
39 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)
This twin-spired Gothic giant towers over the Rhine, its 533 steps rewarding climbers with a sweeping city panorama.
49 km · about 55 min 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.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Ennepetal
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 71 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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