North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
Heinsberg is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Wassenberg, 34km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Heinsberg is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 42,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Wassenberg, about 6 km away.
Heinsberg (German: [ˈhaɪnsbɛʁk] ; Limburgish: Hinsberg [ˈɦɪnzˌbæʀ˦(ə)x]) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the seat of the district Heinsberg. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Wurm, approx. 20 km north-east of Sittard and 30 km south-west of Mönchengladbach.
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Within an hour or so of Heinsberg: Thorn (21 km), Valkenburg Marl Caves (29 km), Aachen Cathedral (Aachener Dom) (32 km), Hoge Kempen National Park (34 km).
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture, Mosel Valley Wine Route and Moselle Valley Road (B53).
Heinsberg is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 6 km from Wassenberg.
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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.
Full driving guide for Germany8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Hill-country Valkenburg hides Roman-era marl tunnels, a ruined castle and the Netherlands' only true hilltop drives.
29 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
The first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Germany, built by Charlemagne as his palatine chapel in the 9th century.
32 km · about 35 min drive
national park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
34 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.
37 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.
53 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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