landmark
Mainau Island
A Mediterranean flower island on Lake Constance bursts with palms, butterfly house and a baroque palace garden.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Meersburg
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Meersburg
Meersburg is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Hagnau, 49km from Rhine Falls.
Meersburg is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 5,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hagnau, about 4 km away.
Meersburg (German pronunciation: [ˈmeːɐ̯sbʊʁk] ) is a town in Baden-Württemberg in the southwest of Germany. It is on Lake Constance.
It is known for its medieval city. The lower town ("Unterstadt") and upper town ("Oberstadt") are reserved for pedestrians only, and connected by two stairways and a steep streetRead more
("Steigstrasse").
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Meersburg?
Within an hour or so of Meersburg: Mainau Island (6 km), Autobau Erlebniswelt (17 km), Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen (17 km), Appenzell (42 km).
Are there any good drives near Meersburg?
The nearest famous roads are Schwägalp Pass, Furkajoch and Sattelegg Pass.
Where is Meersburg?
Meersburg is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 4 km from Hagnau.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,528
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 47.6942, 9.2711
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 Meersburg
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Autobau Erlebniswelt
Racing driver Fredy Lienhard's supercar and motorsport collection in a former Romanshorn industrial plant on Lake Constance: Ferraris, Le Mans prototypes and Indy cars.
17 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen
The world's largest airship collection, in the Bauhaus harbour station of the town where the giants were built, including a walk-through, full-scale reconstruction of the Hindenburg's passenger quarters.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Appenzell
A colourful village in rolling green hills known for its painted wooden houses, direct democracy traditions, and the dramatic Alpstein range.
42 km · about 50 min drive
museum
Erwin Hymer Museum
Unique museum celebrating road trip culture with vintage camper vans, caravans, and dream routes from around the world.
45 km · about 50 min drive
restaurant
Berggasthaus Aescher
An 1846 guesthouse pressed under a 100 m overhanging cliff below Ebenalp, made world-famous by a National Geographic cover; cable car from Wasserauen, then a 15-minute walk to rösti on the terrace.
47 km · about 55 min drive
waterfall
Rhine Falls
Europe's largest plain waterfall, spanning 150 meters wide and 23 meters high near the town of Schaffhausen.
49 km · about 55 min drive
mountain pass
Schwägalp Pass
The road under the north face of the Säntis, ending at the cable car station. Green alpine pasture country rather than high rock.
49 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Meersburg
11 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 49 kmSchwägalp PassThe road under the north face of the Säntis, ending at the cable car station. Green alpine pasture country rather than high rock.
- 64 kmFurkajochA narrow, quiet Vorarlberg pass with a fine view over the Rhine valley, closed through the winter.
- 67 kmTriesenbergWalser mountain village terraced 400 m above the Rhine on the hairpin road to Malbun; its balcony viewpoints take in the entire principality and the Swiss Alpstein across the valley.
- 71 kmSattelegg PassA low, year-round pass between the Sihl valley and Einsiedeln, a useful and pretty link rather than a challenge.
- 74 kmRiedberg PassGermany's highest paved mountain pass at 1,407 m, carrying the B308 Alpine road over gradients up to 16% between Balderschwang and the Illertal in the Allgaeu Alps.
- 79 kmHochtannberg PassA pass linking the Bregenzerwald to Lech, held open through winter for the ski resorts.
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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