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Lausitzring
High-banked oval and grand prix circuit in the Lusatian lignite country, once host to CART and DTM and now the DEKRA test arena: one of Europe's only American-style superspeedways.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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Falkenberg
Brandenburg, Germany · Europe
About Falkenberg
Falkenberg sits on the route: 10 minutes from Uebigau, 49km from Albrechtsburg Meissen.
Falkenberg is in Brandenburg, Germany, with about 7,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Uebigau, about 4 km away.
Falkenberg (Elster) station is one of the biggest stations in the German state of Brandenburg. It is located in the town of Falkenberg/Elster in the south of the state. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station. Railways run in seven directions from the station. It is a two-level interchange stationRead more
(German: Turmbahnhof, literally a “tower station”), built where several routes interconnect. There is a large marshalling yard connecting to both the upper and the lower parts of the station. At times Falkenberg was the fifth largest marshalling yard in East Germany (GDR). Only part of these tracks have been in use since the 1990s.
A large station building, which had been built in 1882, was destroyed in the Second World War. A restaurant complex built in GDR times was substantially rebuilt after 2010 and now serves as the entrance building. A number of buildings of the station and its surrounds are heritage-listed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Falkenberg?
Within an hour or so of Falkenberg: Lausitzring (47 km), Albrechtsburg Meissen (49 km), Moritzburg Castle (55 km).
Are there any good drives near Falkenberg?
The nearest famous roads are AVUS.
Where is Falkenberg?
Falkenberg is in Brandenburg, Germany, about 4 km from Uebigau.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,830
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Brandenburg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.5856, 13.2435
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 Falkenberg
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Albrechtsburg Meissen
Germany's oldest castle-palace towering over the Elbe at Meissen, birthplace of European porcelain.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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Moritzburg Castle
A symmetrical baroque hunting palace rising from its own lake near Dresden, famous as a Cinderella film location.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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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