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Toverland
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Kempen
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Kempen
Kempen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Grefrath, 30km from Toverland.
Kempen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 34,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Grefrath, about 6 km away.
Kempen (German: [ˈkɛmpn̩] ) is a town in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Düsseldorf, and 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Venlo.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Kempen?
Within an hour or so of Kempen: Toverland (30 km), Classic Remise Düsseldorf (34 km), Zollverein Coal Mine (45 km), Thorn (46 km).
Are there any good drives near Kempen?
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture.
Where is Kempen?
Kempen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 6 km from Grefrath.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 34,105
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.3643, 6.4186
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 Kempen
5 notable places within an hour's 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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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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.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Thorn
The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
46 km · about 55 min 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.
52 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Kempen
- 73 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
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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