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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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Oberhausen
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Oberhausen
Oberhausen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Mülheim, 13km from Zollverein Coal Mine.
Oberhausen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 220,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Mülheim, about 5 km away.
Oberhausen (, German: [ˈoːbɐhaʊzn̩] ) is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen (c. 13 km or 8 mi). The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and The Static Roots Festival. Its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Route ofRead more
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What is there to see near Oberhausen?
Within an hour or so of Oberhausen: Zollverein Coal Mine (13 km), Classic Remise Düsseldorf (32 km), Wuppertal Schwebebahn (32 km).
Where is Oberhausen?
Oberhausen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 5 km from Mülheim.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 219,176
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.4781, 6.8625
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 Oberhausen
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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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.
32 km · about 35 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.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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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