museum
Zollverein Coal Mine
A Bauhaus-styled colliery and UNESCO icon of the Ruhr, now a striking park of red walkways, museums and a winter ice rink.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Herten
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Herten
Herten is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Recklinghausen, 14km from Zollverein Coal Mine.
Herten is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 65,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Recklinghausen, about 4 km away.
Herten (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁtn̩] ; Westphalian: Hiätten) is a town and a municipality in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated in the industrial Ruhr Area, some 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Recklinghausen.
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Within an hour or so of Herten: Zollverein Coal Mine (14 km), Wuppertal Schwebebahn (38 km), Classic Remise Düsseldorf (50 km).
Where is Herten?
Herten is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 4 km from Recklinghausen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 65,306
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.5964, 7.1439
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 Herten
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Wuppertal Schwebebahn
The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Classic Remise Düsseldorf
A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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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