castle
Altes Schloss Hohenbaden
Ruined twelfth-century castle walls crown a forested ridge above spa town Baden-Baden with sweeping Rhine valley views.
9 km · about 20 min drive
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Rastatt
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Rastatt
Rastatt works well as a base: 10 minutes from Ötigheim, 29km from Schwarzwaldhochstraße.
Rastatt is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 48,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ötigheim, about 4 km away.
Rastatt (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaʃtat] ) is a town in the district of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located in the Upper Rhine Plain, on the Murg River, 6 km (3.7 mi) above its junction with the Rhine. It has a Baroque core and a population of around 51,000 (2022). Rastatt was an important place duringRead more
the War of the Spanish Succession (Treaty of Rastatt) and the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Rastatt?
Within an hour or so of Rastatt: Altes Schloss Hohenbaden (9 km), Baden-Baden (11 km), Hunspach (22 km), Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (Black Forest High Road) (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Rastatt?
The nearest famous roads are Schwarzwaldhochstraße, Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500) and Deutsche Weinstraße.
Where is Rastatt?
Rastatt is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 4 km from Ötigheim.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 47,906
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 48.8585, 8.2096
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 Rastatt
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Baden-Baden
An elegant spa town at the edge of the Black Forest, famed for its thermal baths, casino, and the Festspielhaus concert hall.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Hunspach
Immaculate northern-Alsace village of white half-timbered farmhouses with curved bull's-eye window panes, voted France's favourite village in 2020 yet still bypassed by the Colmar crowds.
22 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (Black Forest High Road)
The B500 ridge road runs 60 km from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt through dense pine forest, passing the Mummelsee lake and spa towns, with sweeping viewpoints over the Rhine plain.
23 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
Schwarzwaldhochstraße
The Black Forest High Road climbs the B500 past pine ridges, moorland lakes and panoramic pull-offs from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt.
29 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Mummelsee
A dark glacial tarn beneath Hornisgrinde peak on the Black Forest High Road, wrapped in mermaid legend and pine forest.
29 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500)
The Black Forest High Road along the ridge from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt, flowing curves through spruce forest.
29 km · about 35 min drive
waterfall
Allerheiligen Waterfalls
Seven cascades plunge through a wild rocky gorge beside a ruined monastery in the northern Black Forest near Oppenau.
37 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Rastatt
- 23 kmSchwarzwaldhochstrasse (Black Forest High Road)The B500 ridge road runs 60 km from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt through dense pine forest, passing the Mummelsee lake and spa towns, with sweeping viewpoints over the Rhine plain.
- 29 kmSchwarzwaldhochstraßeThe Black Forest High Road climbs the B500 past pine ridges, moorland lakes and panoramic pull-offs from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt.
- 29 kmSchwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500)The Black Forest High Road along the ridge from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt, flowing curves through spruce forest.
- 51 kmDeutsche WeinstraßeGermany's oldest wine route winds 85 km past vineyards, almond blossoms and half-timbered villages through the Palatinate.
- 62 kmSolituderennenA 11.4km road circuit through the forest west of Stuttgart that drew 300,000 spectators to Grand Prix races in the 1960s. The public roads still run the old lap past Schloss Solitude, and the course is entirely drivable today.
- 75 kmMont Sainte-OdileClifftop abbey at 764 m on a Vosges spur, Alsace's holiest site, with terrace views across the Rhine plain and the mysterious 10-km 'Pagan Wall' megalithic enclosure in the woods below.
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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