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Nationales Automuseum – The Loh Collection
Opened in 2023 in rural Hesse, this 7,500 m² museum parades some 150 milestone cars, from pre-war Grand Prix machines to Le Mans winners and modern hypercars.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Fronhausen
Hesse, Germany · Europe
About Fronhausen
Fronhausen sits on the route: 10 minutes from Staufenberg, 54km from Kellerwald-Edersee National Park.
Fronhausen is in Hesse, Germany, with about 4,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Staufenberg, about 5 km away.
Fronhausen (German pronunciation: [fʁoːnˈhaʊzn̩]) is a municipality in the south of Marburg-Biedenkopf district in the administrative region of Gießen in Hessen, Germany.
The municipal area stretches along the district's southern boundary in the Lahn valley and its environs between Marburg and Gießen, and borders inRead more
the north on the municipality of Weimar, in the east on the municipality of Ebsdorfergrund, in the south on the towns of Staufenberg and Lollar, and in the west on the municipality of Lohra.
It was formed out of seven former municipalities in the early 1970s as part of Hessen's municipal reforms at that time. The former municipalities were:
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Fronhausen?
Within an hour or so of Fronhausen: Nationales Automuseum – The Loh Collection (32 km), Schottenring (37 km), Saalburg Roman Fort (49 km), Kellerwald-Edersee National Park (54 km).
Are there any good drives near Fronhausen?
The nearest famous roads are Schottenring, Mosel Valley Wine Route and Moselle Valley Road (B53).
Where is Fronhausen?
Fronhausen is in Hesse, Germany, about 5 km from Staufenberg.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 4,116
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Hesse
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 50.7000, 8.7000
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 Fronhausen
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
historic highway
Schottenring
A German road circuit in the Vogelsberg hills that hosted motorcycle Grands Prix in the 1950s, notorious for its narrow, tree-lined public roads. Still used for historic events and drivable in between.
37 km · about 45 min drive
ancient ruins
Saalburg Roman Fort
A fully reconstructed Roman fort on the Limes frontier in the Taunus hills brings legionary life vividly back to view.
49 km · about 55 min drive
national park
Kellerwald-Edersee National Park
One of Germany's largest beech forests, this UNESCO wilderness shelters ancient trees, wildcats and red deer above the Eder.
54 km · about 60 min drive
cathedral
Limburg Cathedral
A seven-towered orange-and-white Romanesque cathedral perches dramatically on a rock above the Lahn River old town.
57 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
Edersee
A vast forest-fringed reservoir in Kellerwald National Park, famed for its dam, sailing and a sunken village at low water.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Fronhausen
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 37 kmSchottenringA German road circuit in the Vogelsberg hills that hosted motorcycle Grands Prix in the 1950s, notorious for its narrow, tree-lined public roads. Still used for historic events and drivable in between.
- 75 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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