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Römer Frankfurt
Frankfurt's medieval town hall and its gabled Römerberg square form a postcard-perfect old-town heart amid the skyscrapers.
24 km · about 25 min drive
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Kahl am Main
Bavaria, Germany · Europe
About Kahl am Main
Kahl am Main is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Seligenstadt, 25km from Messel Pit.
Kahl am Main is in Bavaria, Germany, with about 7,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Seligenstadt, about 4 km away.
Kahl am Main (German pronunciation: [ˈkaːl ʔam ˈmaɪn], lit. 'Kahl on the Main'; officially Kahl a.Main) is a municipality in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany. It has around 7,500 inhabitants.
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What is there to see near Kahl am Main?
Within an hour or so of Kahl am Main: Römer Frankfurt (24 km), Messel Pit (25 km), Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt (32 km), Saalburg Roman Fort (38 km).
Are there any good drives near Kahl am Main?
The nearest famous roads are Schottenring, Deutsche Weinstraße and Mosel Valley Wine Route.
Where is Kahl am Main?
Kahl am Main is in Bavaria, Germany, about 4 km from Seligenstadt.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,198
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Bavaria
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 50.0698, 9.0055
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 Kahl am Main
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Messel Pit
A UNESCO fossil quarry near Darmstadt that yields exquisitely preserved 47-million-year-old Eocene plants and animals.
25 km · about 30 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
ancient ruins
Saalburg Roman Fort
A fully reconstructed Roman fort on the Limes frontier in the Taunus hills brings legionary life vividly back to view.
38 km · about 45 min drive
historic highway
Schottenring
A German road circuit in the Vogelsberg hills that hosted motorcycle Grands Prix in the 1950s, notorious for its narrow, tree-lined public roads. Still used for historic events and drivable in between.
48 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Neroberg
A wooded hill above Wiesbaden reached by a water-powered funicular, crowned by a gold-domed Russian Orthodox church.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Kahl am Main
5 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 48 kmSchottenringA German road circuit in the Vogelsberg hills that hosted motorcycle Grands Prix in the 1950s, notorious for its narrow, tree-lined public roads. Still used for historic events and drivable in between.
- 55 kmNerobergA wooded hill above Wiesbaden reached by a water-powered funicular, crowned by a gold-domed Russian Orthodox church.
- 80 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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