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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.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Porz am Rhein
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Porz am Rhein
Porz am Rhein works well as a base: 10 minutes from Rodenkirchen, 54km from Eifel National Park.
Porz am Rhein is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 110,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Rodenkirchen, about 5 km away.
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What is there to see near Porz am Rhein?
Within an hour or so of Porz am Rhein: Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) (9 km), Phantasialand (16 km), Schloss Drachenburg (27 km), Drachenfels (27 km).
Are there any good drives near Porz am Rhein?
The nearest famous roads are Mosel Valley Wine Route, Moselle Valley Road (B53) and Baraque de Fraiture.
Where is Porz am Rhein?
Porz am Rhein is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 5 km from Rodenkirchen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 113,415
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 50.8864, 7.0583
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 Porz am Rhein
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Phantasialand
Award-winning German theme park near Cologne known for incredibly detailed theming and innovative ride experiences.
16 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Schloss Drachenburg
A flamboyant 19th-century villa-castle on the Drachenfels above the Rhine, reached by Germany's oldest cogwheel railway.
27 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Drachenfels
A dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Classic Remise Düsseldorf
A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Wuppertal Schwebebahn
The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.
42 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Eifel National Park
NRW's only national park rewires former forest with wild beech, wildcats and one of Germany's darkest star-filled skies.
54 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Laacher See
A tranquil circular lake filling a dormant volcanic caldera in the Vulkaneifel, with gas bubbles still rising at its shore.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Porz am Rhein
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 27 kmDrachenfelsA dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
- 74 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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