landmark
Goslar Old Town
A UNESCO imperial town at the foot of the Harz, with 1,500 half-timbered houses and a thousand-year-old mine.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Schladen
Lower Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Schladen
Schladen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Hornburg, 27km from Wernigerode Castle.
Schladen is in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 5,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hornburg, about 5 km away.
Schladen (German pronunciation: [ˈʃlaːdn̩]) is a village and a former municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2013, it is part of the municipality Schladen-Werla. It is situated on the river Oker, approx. 15 km south of Wolfenbüttel, and 25 km south ofRead more
Braunschweig.
Schladen was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Schladen. The German neoclassicist architect, painter and writer Leo von Klenze was born in Schladen on February 29, 1784.
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What is there to see near Schladen?
Within an hour or so of Schladen: Goslar Old Town (15 km), Brocken (25 km), Wernigerode Castle (27 km), Hildesheim Cathedral (43 km).
Where is Schladen?
Schladen is in Lower Saxony, Germany, about 5 km from Hornburg.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,251
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 52.0222, 10.5397
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 Schladen
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Brocken
The Harz's highest peak at 1,141m, wreathed in legend and mist and reached by a historic steam railway.
25 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Wernigerode Castle
A romantic neo-Gothic castle perched above a colourful half-timbered town, the picturesque gateway to the Harz mountains.
27 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Hildesheim Cathedral
A UNESCO Romanesque cathedral famed for its thousand-year-old rose bush and ancient bronze doors.
43 km · about 50 min drive
museum
Autostadt Wolfsburg
Volkswagen's massive automotive theme park and museum complex where visitors can collect their new cars from glass towers.
49 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Quedlinburg
Over 1,300 half-timbered houses spanning eight centuries cluster below the Romanesque collegiate church where Germany's first king lies buried; UNESCO-listed yet still missing from most itineraries.
49 km · about 55 min drive
museum
PS Storage Depot Einbeck
Quirky German museum with stacked towers of classic cars and an interactive celebration of car culture and engineering.
51 km · about 60 min drive
racetrack
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
Fast, flowing 3.7 km circuit near Magdeburg that stages DTM, superbikes and public track days: a favourite for affordable open-pitlane driving in eastern Germany.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Schladen
- 25 kmBrockenThe Harz's highest peak at 1,141m, wreathed in legend and mist and reached by a historic steam railway.
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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