natural wonder
Blautopf
An impossibly blue, 21 m-deep karst spring pot in Blaubeuren, mouth of one of Germany's largest cave systems; the colour comes from light scattering in limestone-saturated water.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Lonsee
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Lonsee
Lonsee is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Westerstetten, 17km from Blautopf.
Lonsee is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 4,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Westerstetten, about 4 km away.
Lonsee is a municipality in the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
The population of Lonsee in 2021 is 5121; the town consists of 7 villages – Ettlenschieß, Halzhausen, Lonsee, Luizhausen, Radelstetten, Sinabronn, and Urspring. The village has a town hall, two railway stations on the Fils ValleyRead more
Railway, and two schools. Various clubs and groups provide for an active social life. Lonsee was first mentioned in the year 888, but the remains of a Roman fort in nearby Urspring tell of an even older history. Lonsee has been twinned with the English town of Kingskerswell since 1989.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Lonsee?
Within an hour or so of Lonsee: Blautopf (17 km), LEGOLAND Deutschland (31 km), Lichtenstein Castle (51 km), Mercedes-Benz Museum (57 km).
Are there any good drives near Lonsee?
The nearest famous roads are Solituderennen, Oberjoch Jochstrasse and Riedberg Pass.
Where is Lonsee?
Lonsee is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 4 km from Westerstetten.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 4,759
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 48.5434, 9.9200
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 Lonsee
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
LEGOLAND Deutschland
Bavarian LEGOLAND resort with over 55 million LEGO bricks creating interactive rides and models.
31 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Lichtenstein Castle
A romantic 19th-century 'fairy-tale castle' clings to a sheer cliff edge above the Echaz valley on the Swabian Alb.
51 km · about 60 min drive
museum
Mercedes-Benz Museum
A stunning double-helix building chronicling 130 years of automotive history from the invention of the car to the present.
57 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Mercedes-Benz Classic Center Fellbach
Workshop and showroom where vintage Mercedes-Benz cars are meticulously restored and sold as certified classics.
57 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden
Stuttgart's combined zoological-botanical garden in a historic Moorish palace complex with over 11,000 animals.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Lonsee
11 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 69 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.
- 71 kmKochertal ViaductEurope's tallest road bridge by pillar height carries the A6 some 185 m above the Kocher valley near Geislingen.
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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