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Bahnsteig am Bahnhof Meinerzhagen, Dezember 2013
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Meinerzhagen

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe

About Meinerzhagen

Meinerzhagen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Kierspe, 58km from Schloss Drachenburg.

Meinerzhagen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kierspe, about 5 km away.

Meinerzhagen (German pronunciation: [ˈmaɪnɐtsˌhaːɡn̩] ; sometimes spelled Meinertzhagen) is a town in the Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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What is there to see near Meinerzhagen?

Within an hour or so of Meinerzhagen: Freudenberg Alter Flecken (28 km), Wuppertal Schwebebahn (38 km), Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) (52 km), Nationales Automuseum – The Loh Collection (55 km).

Are there any good drives near Meinerzhagen?

The nearest famous roads are Mosel Valley Wine Route, Schottenring and Moselle Valley Road (B53).

Where is Meinerzhagen?

Meinerzhagen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 5 km from Kierspe.

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Quick Information

Population
21,982
Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Region
North Rhine-Westphalia
Timezone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
51.1074, 7.6484

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Germany

Police
110
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

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 Meinerzhagen

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

photogenic

Freudenberg Alter Flecken

From the Kurpark steps, Freudenberg's Alter Flecken, rows of near-identical black-and-white half-timbered gables rebuilt after a 1666 fire: lines up into one of Germany's most graphic photographs.

28 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Wuppertal Schwebebahn

The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.

38 km · about 45 min 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.

52 km · about 60 min drive

museum

Nationales Automuseum – The Loh Collection

Opened in 2023 in rural Hesse, this 7,500 m² museum parades some 150 milestone cars, from pre-war Grand Prix machines to Le Mans winners and modern hypercars.

55 km · about 65 min drive

landmark

Classic Remise Düsseldorf

A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.

58 km · about 65 min drive

castle

Schloss Drachenburg

A flamboyant 19th-century villa-castle on the Drachenfels above the Rhine, reached by Germany's oldest cogwheel railway.

58 km · about 65 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Drachenfels

A dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.

58 km · about 65 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.

60 km · about 70 min drive

Driving roads near Meinerzhagen

3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.

  • 58 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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