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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Oer-Erkenschwick
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Oer-Erkenschwick
Oer-Erkenschwick is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Recklinghausen, 23km from Zollverein Coal Mine.
Oer-Erkenschwick is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 30,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Recklinghausen, about 6 km away.
Oer-Erkenschwick (German pronunciation: [ˌoːɐ̯ˈʔɛʁkn̩ʃvɪk] ) is a town in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 5 km north-east of Recklinghausen, on the northern periphery of the Ruhrgebiet. When pronouncing the name, “Oer” should be pronounced like theRead more
German Ohr, not Ör.
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Within an hour or so of Oer-Erkenschwick: Zollverein Coal Mine (23 km), Wuppertal Schwebebahn (44 km), Classic Remise Düsseldorf (58 km).
Where is Oer-Erkenschwick?
Oer-Erkenschwick is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 6 km from Recklinghausen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 30,409
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.6420, 7.2645
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 Oer-Erkenschwick
3 notable places within an hour's 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.
44 km · about 50 min 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.
58 km · about 65 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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