castle
Trifels Castle
A red-sandstone imperial fortress crowning a Palatinate Forest crag once held the crown jewels and Richard the Lionheart.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Kandel
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany · Europe
About Kandel
Kandel works well as a base: 5 minutes from Minfeld, 26km from Deutsche Weinstraße.
Kandel is in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, with about 8,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Minfeld, about 4 km away.
Kandel (German pronunciation: [ˈkandl̩] ) is a town in the Germersheim district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France and approximately 18 km north-west of Karlsruhe, and 15 km south-east of Landau.
Kandel is twinned with the small Lancashire town of Whitworth.
Kandel is the seat of theRead more
Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Kandel.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Kandel?
Within an hour or so of Kandel: Trifels Castle (20 km), Hunspach (24 km), Deutsche Weinstraße (26 km), Hambach Castle (28 km).
Are there any good drives near Kandel?
The nearest famous roads are Deutsche Weinstraße, Schwarzwaldhochstraße and Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500).
Where is Kandel?
Kandel is in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, about 4 km from Minfeld.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,385
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Rheinland-Pfalz
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 49.0828, 8.1972
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 Kandel
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Hunspach
Immaculate northern-Alsace village of white half-timbered farmhouses with curved bull's-eye window panes, voted France's favourite village in 2020 yet still bypassed by the Colmar crowds.
24 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
Deutsche Weinstraße
Germany's oldest wine route winds 85 km past vineyards, almond blossoms and half-timbered villages through the Palatinate.
26 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Hambach Castle
Birthplace of German democracy, this hilltop castle above Neustadt flew the black-red-gold flag at the 1832 festival.
28 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Technik Museum Speyer
Sister museum to Sinsheim featuring a Boeing 747, submarine, and extensive collection of vintage and classic automobiles.
31 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Château de Fleckenstein
Ruined 12th-century castle carved directly into a 43-metre sandstone bar on the German border of the Northern Vosges, with rock-hewn stairways, chambers and forest views from the summit platform.
31 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Speyer Cathedral
The world's largest surviving Romanesque church, this imperial cathedral holds the tombs of eight German emperors and kings.
32 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Altes Schloss Hohenbaden
Ruined twelfth-century castle walls crown a forested ridge above spa town Baden-Baden with sweeping Rhine valley views.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Kandel
- 26 kmDeutsche WeinstraßeGermany's oldest wine route winds 85 km past vineyards, almond blossoms and half-timbered villages through the Palatinate.
- 48 kmSchwarzwaldhochstrasse (Black Forest High Road)The B500 ridge road runs 60 km from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt through dense pine forest, passing the Mummelsee lake and spa towns, with sweeping viewpoints over the Rhine plain.
- 54 kmSchwarzwaldhochstraßeThe Black Forest High Road climbs the B500 past pine ridges, moorland lakes and panoramic pull-offs from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt.
- 54 kmSchwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500)The Black Forest High Road along the ridge from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt, flowing curves through spruce forest.
- 71 kmSolituderennenA 11.4km road circuit through the forest west of Stuttgart that drew 300,000 spectators to Grand Prix races in the 1960s. The public roads still run the old lap past Schloss Solitude, and the course is entirely drivable today.
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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