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View of Gundelsheim, Baden-Württemberg.
Gundelsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany: in the midst of the Stadtwald there is a clearance with fields and the hamlet Dornbach (a.k.a Dornbacher Hof). View from west-south-west in June.
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Gundelsheim

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe

About Gundelsheim

Gundelsheim is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Offenau, 35km from Heidelberg Castle.

Gundelsheim is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 7,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Offenau, about 4 km away.

Gundelsheim (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʊndl̩sˌhaɪ̯m] ) is a town in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Neckar, 17 km northwest of Heilbronn. The town centre retains its narrow mediaeval street plan, as well as much of its mediaeval timber

Read more architecture. Pickled gherkin manufacture and wine-growing are the two principal agricultural products, and the Neckarsulm-Gundelsheim Weingärtnergenossenschaft (vintner's co-operative) is reputed to be the oldest in all of Germany. The most remarkable building in Gundelsheim is Castle Horneck, a former residence of the Teutonic order, now hosting the Transylvanian Museum.

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What is there to see near Gundelsheim?

Within an hour or so of Gundelsheim: Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum (11 km), Technik Museum Sinsheim (20 km), Erlebnispark Tripsdrill (29 km), Heidelberg Castle (35 km).

Are there any good drives near Gundelsheim?

The nearest famous roads are Solituderennen, Deutsche Weinstraße and Schwarzwaldhochstraße.

Where is Gundelsheim?

Gundelsheim is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 4 km from Offenau.

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Quick Information

Population
7,551
Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Region
Baden-Wurttemberg
Timezone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
49.2833, 9.1604

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 Gundelsheim

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum

Four floors of two-wheel history in Neckarsulm's Deutschordensschloss, from wooden draisines to NSU's record-breaking streamliners, in the town that was briefly the world's largest motorcycle maker.

11 km · about 20 min drive

museum

Technik Museum Sinsheim

Massive technology museum with Concorde and Tu-144 jets on the roof plus hundreds of classic cars and Formula 1 racers.

20 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Erlebnispark Tripsdrill

Charming Swabian-themed park near Stuttgart combining traditional German culture with exciting rides and a wildlife park.

29 km · about 35 min drive

castle

Heidelberg Castle

A partly ruined Renaissance castle overlooking the city of Heidelberg, one of Germany's most important Renaissance structures.

35 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

Maulbronn Monastery

The best-preserved medieval Cistercian monastery complex north of the Alps, a tranquil UNESCO ensemble of Gothic cloisters.

40 km · about 45 min drive

racetrack

Hockenheimring

German Grand Prix circuit in the Rhine Valley with a museum, driving experiences, and regular track day events.

43 km · about 50 min drive

castle

Ludwigsburg Residential Palace

One of Europe's largest baroque palaces dazzles with 452 rooms and vast 'Blooming Baroque' gardens north of Stuttgart.

43 km · about 50 min drive

museum

Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz

Intimate museum in Carl Benz's last factory in Ladenburg, displaying pioneering Benz vehicles in the very halls where the inventor of the automobile worked until 1929.

46 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Gundelsheim

5 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.

  • 47 kmKochertal ViaductEurope's tallest road bridge by pillar height carries the A6 some 185 m above the Kocher valley near Geislingen.
  • 58 kmSolituderennenA 11.4km road circuit through the forest west of Stuttgart that drew 300,000 spectators to Grand Prix races in the 1960s. The public roads still run the old lap past Schloss Solitude, and the course is entirely drivable today.
  • 72 kmDeutsche WeinstraßeGermany's oldest wine route winds 85 km past vineyards, almond blossoms and half-timbered villages through the Palatinate.

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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