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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Hemsbach
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Hemsbach
Hemsbach is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Weinheim, 37km from Messel Pit.
Hemsbach is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Weinheim, about 5 km away.
Hemsbach (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛmsˌbax] ) is a town with approximately 12,000 inhabitants in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It belongs to the European Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region (Lower Neckar region until 20 May 2003 and Rhine-Neckar-Odenwald region until 31 December 2005). It isRead more
situated on the Bergstraße, 18 km northeast of Mannheim.
Hemsbach was twinned with Wareham, Dorset in the UK in 1986.
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What is there to see near Hemsbach?
Within an hour or so of Hemsbach: Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz (13 km), Heidelberg Castle (21 km), Hockenheimring (30 km), Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt (32 km).
Are there any good drives near Hemsbach?
The nearest famous roads are Deutsche Weinstraße, Solituderennen and Schottenring.
Where is Hemsbach?
Hemsbach is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 5 km from Weinheim.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 12,247
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 49.5907, 8.6478
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 Hemsbach
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Heidelberg Castle
A partly ruined Renaissance castle overlooking the city of Heidelberg, one of Germany's most important Renaissance structures.
21 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
Hockenheimring
German Grand Prix circuit in the Rhine Valley with a museum, driving experiences, and regular track day events.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
A UNESCO Jugendstil artists' colony crowned by the golden 'Wedding Tower' and Art Nouveau villas above Darmstadt.
32 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Technik Museum Speyer
Sister museum to Sinsheim featuring a Boeing 747, submarine, and extensive collection of vintage and classic automobiles.
34 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Speyer Cathedral
The world's largest surviving Romanesque church, this imperial cathedral holds the tombs of eight German emperors and kings.
34 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Messel Pit
A UNESCO fossil quarry near Darmstadt that yields exquisitely preserved 47-million-year-old Eocene plants and animals.
37 km · about 45 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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Hemsbach
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 46 kmDeutsche WeinstraßeGermany's oldest wine route winds 85 km past vineyards, almond blossoms and half-timbered villages through the Palatinate.
- 64 kmNerobergA wooded hill above Wiesbaden reached by a water-powered funicular, crowned by a gold-domed Russian Orthodox church.
- 69 kmNiederwalddenkmalA colossal Germania statue above Rüdesheim surveys the Rhine vineyards, reached by a cable car over the steep slopes.
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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