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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.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Oppum
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Oppum
Oppum is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Uerdingen, 49km from Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom).
Oppum is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 13,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Uerdingen, about 4 km away.
Oppum is a quarter (Stadtteil) of Krefeld, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Oppum probably developed as a Frankish farmer settlement. Its existence was first documented in the year 1072. Its population is 12,906 (2019) and its area is 5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi). Together with another quarter called Linn, theyRead more
form the district Oppum-Linn.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Oppum?
Within an hour or so of Oppum: Classic Remise Düsseldorf (20 km), Zollverein Coal Mine (35 km), Wuppertal Schwebebahn (38 km), Toverland (45 km).
Are there any good drives near Oppum?
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture and Mosel Valley Wine Route.
Where is Oppum?
Oppum is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 4 km from Uerdingen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 12,906
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.3224, 6.6152
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 Oppum
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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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.
35 km · about 40 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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Toverland
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)
This twin-spired Gothic giant towers over the Rhine, its 533 steps rewarding climbers with a sweeping city panorama.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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Thorn
The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Oppum
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 76 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
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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