North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
Gummersbach is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Bergneustadt, 47km from Schloss Drachenburg.
Gummersbach is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 53,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bergneustadt, about 6 km away.
Gummersbach (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʊmɐsbax] ) is a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, being the district seat of the Oberbergischer Kreis. It is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Cologne.
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Within an hour or so of Gummersbach: Freudenberg Alter Flecken (26 km), Wuppertal Schwebebahn (39 km), Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) (43 km), Schloss Drachenburg (47 km).
The nearest famous roads are Mosel Valley Wine Route, Moselle Valley Road (B53) and Schottenring.
Gummersbach is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 6 km from Bergneustadt.
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ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
Full driving guide for Germany8 notable places within an hour's drive.
photogenic
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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.
39 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
This twin-spired Gothic giant towers over the Rhine, its 533 steps rewarding climbers with a sweeping city panorama.
43 km · about 50 min drive
castle
A flamboyant 19th-century villa-castle on the Drachenfels above the Rhine, reached by Germany's oldest cogwheel railway.
47 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
47 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Award-winning German theme park near Cologne known for incredibly detailed theming and innovative ride experiences.
54 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.
55 km · about 65 min drive
museum
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.
56 km · about 65 min drive
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
April to October
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