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Tierpark Hagenbeck
Hamburg's famous zoo pioneering open-air enclosures without bars since 1907, with a tropical aquarium.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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Horst
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · Europe
About Horst
Horst sits on the route: 10 minutes from Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, 31km from Tierpark Hagenbeck.
Horst is in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with about 5,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, about 4 km away.
Horst (German pronunciation: [hɔʁst] ) is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 14 km southeast of Itzehoe, and 7 km northwest of Elmshorn. Horst is the seat of the Amt ("collective municipality") Horst-Herzhorn.
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What is there to see near Horst?
Within an hour or so of Horst: Tierpark Hagenbeck (31 km), Landungsbrücken (37 km), Speicherstadt (38 km), Elbphilharmonie (38 km).
Where is Horst?
Horst is in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, about 4 km from Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,183
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 53.8096, 9.6246
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 Horst
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Landungsbrücken
Hamburg's bustling floating landing piers on the Elbe, the gateway to harbour cruises and the historic St. Pauli waterfront.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Speicherstadt
The world's largest warehouse district built on timber-pile foundations, a UNESCO site of red-brick Neo-Gothic buildings laced with canals.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Elbphilharmonie
Hamburg's stunning concert hall rising like a glass wave atop a former cocoa warehouse on the Elbe, with a free public plaza offering harbour views.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Miniatur Wunderland
The world's largest model railway exhibition in Hamburg's Speicherstadt, with over 16,000 metres of track spanning miniature continents.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Automuseum Prototyp Hamburg
Museum of rare prototypes and racing cars focused on Porsche and Volkswagen history in Hamburg's HafenCity.
39 km · about 45 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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