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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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Leichlingen
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Leichlingen
Leichlingen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Opladen, 51km from Schloss Drachenburg.
Leichlingen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 28,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Opladen, about 4 km away.
Leichlingen (German pronunciation: [ˈlaɪçlɪŋən] ; officially Leichlingen (Rheinland); Ripuarian: Lëijchlinge) is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Leichlingen is a centre for apple and berry growing in the region.
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What is there to see near Leichlingen?
Within an hour or so of Leichlingen: Classic Remise Düsseldorf (17 km), Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) (19 km), Wuppertal Schwebebahn (19 km), Phantasialand (36 km).
Are there any good drives near Leichlingen?
The nearest famous roads are Mosel Valley Wine Route, Moselle Valley Road (B53) and Baraque de Fraiture.
Where is Leichlingen?
Leichlingen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 4 km from Opladen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 28,078
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.1063, 7.0187
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 Leichlingen
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)
This twin-spired Gothic giant towers over the Rhine, its 533 steps rewarding climbers with a sweeping city panorama.
19 km · about 20 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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Phantasialand
Award-winning German theme park near Cologne known for incredibly detailed theming and innovative ride experiences.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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.
42 km · about 50 min drive
castle
Schloss Drachenburg
A flamboyant 19th-century villa-castle on the Drachenfels above the Rhine, reached by Germany's oldest cogwheel railway.
51 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Drachenfels
A dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Leichlingen
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 51 kmDrachenfelsA dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
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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