landmark
Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
A UNESCO Jugendstil artists' colony crowned by the golden 'Wedding Tower' and Art Nouveau villas above Darmstadt.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Ober-Ramstadt
Hesse, Germany · Europe
About Ober-Ramstadt
Ober-Ramstadt is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Reinheim, 10km from Messel Pit.
Ober-Ramstadt is in Hesse, Germany, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Reinheim, about 6 km away.
Ober-Ramstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈoːbɐ ˈʁamʃtat], lit. 'Upper Ramstadt', in contrast to "Lower Ramstadt") is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hessen, Germany. It is situated 9 km southeast of Darmstadt. As of 2020, its population was 15,127.
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What is there to see near Ober-Ramstadt?
Within an hour or so of Ober-Ramstadt: Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt (8 km), Messel Pit (10 km), Römer Frankfurt (31 km), Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz (41 km).
Are there any good drives near Ober-Ramstadt?
The nearest famous roads are Deutsche Weinstraße, Schottenring and Mosel Valley Wine Route.
Where is Ober-Ramstadt?
Ober-Ramstadt is in Hesse, Germany, about 6 km from Reinheim.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,367
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Hesse
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 49.8308, 8.7489
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 Ober-Ramstadt
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Messel Pit
A UNESCO fossil quarry near Darmstadt that yields exquisitely preserved 47-million-year-old Eocene plants and animals.
10 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Römer Frankfurt
Frankfurt's medieval town hall and its gabled Römerberg square form a postcard-perfect old-town heart amid the skyscrapers.
31 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz
Intimate museum in Carl Benz's last factory in Ladenburg, displaying pioneering Benz vehicles in the very halls where the inventor of the automobile worked until 1929.
41 km · about 45 min drive
castle
Heidelberg Castle
A partly ruined Renaissance castle overlooking the city of Heidelberg, one of Germany's most important Renaissance structures.
47 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Neroberg
A wooded hill above Wiesbaden reached by a water-powered funicular, crowned by a gold-domed Russian Orthodox church.
47 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
Saalburg Roman Fort
A fully reconstructed Roman fort on the Limes frontier in the Taunus hills brings legionary life vividly back to view.
51 km · about 60 min drive
racetrack
Hockenheimring
German Grand Prix circuit in the Rhine Valley with a museum, driving experiences, and regular track day events.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Ober-Ramstadt
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 47 kmNerobergA wooded hill above Wiesbaden reached by a water-powered funicular, crowned by a gold-domed Russian Orthodox church.
- 63 kmNiederwalddenkmalA colossal Germania statue above Rüdesheim surveys the Rhine vineyards, reached by a cable car over the steep slopes.
- 70 kmDeutsche WeinstraßeGermany's oldest wine route winds 85 km past vineyards, almond blossoms and half-timbered villages through the Palatinate.
- 79 kmSchottenringA German road circuit in the Vogelsberg hills that hosted motorcycle Grands Prix in the 1950s, notorious for its narrow, tree-lined public roads. Still used for historic events and drivable in between.
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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