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Blick auf Gebhardshain
The entire wind farm near Gebhardshain and Fensdorf. Seven Nordex N90, in the right side of the image more in the background, two Enercon E66, the two in the middle with the red-white rotor-blades and the new wind turbines in the left side - two Enercon E53.
Rathaus der Gemeinde Gebhardshain
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Gebhardshain

Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany · Europe

About Gebhardshain

Gebhardshain is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Scheuerfeld, 54km from Laacher See.

Gebhardshain is in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, with about 1,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Scheuerfeld, about 5 km away.

Gebhardshain is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 20 km south-west of Siegen. Gebhardshain was the seat of the former Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Gebhardshain. Gebhardshain was mentioned for the first time in the

Read more year 1220. Gebhardshain belonged at that time to the nobility of those from Gervertzhagen and was assigned to the territory of the count von Sayn. In 1378, these recognized prince elector of Trier as their liege lord. Therefore, Gebhardshain belonged both to the diocese Trier and to the archbishop's secular barony. Since 1990, there is a partnership with the municipality Kreuzebra.

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What is there to see near Gebhardshain?

Within an hour or so of Gebhardshain: Freudenberg Alter Flecken (17 km), Nationales Automuseum – The Loh Collection (36 km), Schloss Drachenburg (44 km), Drachenfels (44 km).

Are there any good drives near Gebhardshain?

The nearest famous roads are Mosel Valley Wine Route, Schottenring and Moselle Valley Road (B53).

Where is Gebhardshain?

Gebhardshain is in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, about 5 km from Scheuerfeld.

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Quick Information

Population
1,869
Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Region
Rheinland-Pfalz
Timezone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
50.7500, 7.8167

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Germany

Police
110
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

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 Gebhardshain

8 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.

17 km · about 20 min drive

museum

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.

36 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.

44 km · about 50 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Drachenfels

A dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.

44 km · about 50 min drive

cathedral

Limburg Cathedral

A seven-towered orange-and-white Romanesque cathedral perches dramatically on a rock above the Lahn River old town.

44 km · about 50 min drive

landmark

Deutsches Eck (German Corner)

The dramatic headland in Koblenz where the Moselle meets the Rhine, topped by a massive equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I.

45 km · about 50 min drive

castle

Marksburg Castle

The only hilltop castle on the Rhine never destroyed, standing guard above Braubach since the 13th century.

54 km · about 65 min drive

natural wonder

Laacher See

A tranquil circular lake filling a dormant volcanic caldera in the Vulkaneifel, with gas bubbles still rising at its shore.

54 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Gebhardshain

  • 44 kmDrachenfelsA dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
  • 65 kmUpper Middle Rhine ValleyA UNESCO-listed 65-km stretch of the Rhine between Koblenz and Bingen, lined with over 40 castles, vineyards, and historic towns.
  • 78 kmNerobergA wooded hill above Wiesbaden reached by a water-powered funicular, crowned by a gold-domed Russian Orthodox church.
  • 79 kmGeierlay Suspension BridgeOne of Germany's longest suspension footbridges sways 100 m above a Hunsrück valley on a thrilling 360 m crossing.
  • 80 kmMosel Valley Wine RouteOne of Europe's most scenic wine regions, where the Mosel River winds through steep vineyard-covered slopes and charming villages.

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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