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Römer Frankfurt
Frankfurt's medieval town hall and its gabled Römerberg square form a postcard-perfect old-town heart amid the skyscrapers.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Obertshausen
Hesse, Germany · Europe
About Obertshausen
Obertshausen works well as a base: 10 minutes from Heusenstamm, 18km from Messel Pit.
Obertshausen is in Hesse, Germany, with about 25,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Heusenstamm, about 4 km away.
Obertshausen (German: [oːbɐtsˈhaʊzn̩] ) is a town in the Offenbach district in the Regierungsbezirk in the state of Hessen, Germany. It has around 24,000 inhabitants.
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What is there to see near Obertshausen?
Within an hour or so of Obertshausen: Römer Frankfurt (13 km), Messel Pit (18 km), Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt (25 km), Saalburg Roman Fort (30 km).
Are there any good drives near Obertshausen?
The nearest famous roads are Schottenring, Deutsche Weinstraße and Mosel Valley Wine Route.
Where is Obertshausen?
Obertshausen is in Hesse, Germany, about 4 km from Heusenstamm.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 25,316
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Hesse
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 50.0714, 8.8512
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 Obertshausen
6 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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
A UNESCO Jugendstil artists' colony crowned by the golden 'Wedding Tower' and Art Nouveau villas above Darmstadt.
25 km · about 30 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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Neroberg
A wooded hill above Wiesbaden reached by a water-powered funicular, crowned by a gold-domed Russian Orthodox church.
44 km · about 50 min drive
historic highway
Schottenring
A 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.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Obertshausen
5 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 44 kmNerobergA wooded hill above Wiesbaden reached by a water-powered funicular, crowned by a gold-domed Russian Orthodox church.
- 51 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.
- 69 kmNiederwalddenkmalA colossal Germania statue above Rüdesheim surveys the Rhine vineyards, reached by a cable car over the steep slopes.
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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