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Motorworld Stuttgart
A spectacular automotive experience centre in a former airport with classic car dealers, workshops, restaurants, and a boutique hotel.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Schönaich
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Schönaich
Schönaich works well as a base: 10 minutes from Weil im Schönbuch, 29km from Ludwigsburg Residential Palace.
Schönaich is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 10,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Weil im Schönbuch, about 4 km away.
Schönaich (German pronunciation: [ˈʃøːnaɪç]) is a municipality in the district of Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 5 km southeast of Böblingen, and 16 km southwest of Stuttgart.
Schönaich is a township with a population of about 10,000 and is situated at the outskirts of the Schönbuch forest in aRead more
scenic location but at the same time close to cities like Böblingen, Sindelfingen, Tübingen, and Stuttgart. A major shopping mall is nearby in Sindelfingen. A number of restaurants or snack bars with German, Italian, Turkish and Chinese food and ice cream parlors offer their services in Schönaich. The Panzerkaserne, an American installation with a commissary, is 3 km away from Schönaich.
Schönaich has six Kindergarten for children between 3 and 6 years of age and a place for toddlers called "Kinderhaus". First grade to fourth grade students attend the local school. From 5th grade on students can either go to one of the high schools (Gymnasium) in Böblingen or continue at the middle school in Schönaich. The graduation from a Gymnasium or an equivalent degree from a foreign school permits access to the universities and colleges in Germany. Universities are in Stuttgart and Tübingen.
Schönaich has a music school (Jugendmusikschule), an arts school, and an adult education school (Volkshochschule) which offers various courses mainly for adults, but also some for the youth and children.
Doctors from several fields have their practice in Schönaich: general practitioners; ear, nose and throat; internist; orthopedist; gynecologist; pediatrist; dentists. The closest hospitals are in Böblingen and Sindelfingen.
Public transportation is not inexpensive but the connection between Böblingen and Stuttgart is good. Busses go from Schönaich to Böblingen, their schedule is quite good during the day but less frequent at night. The Stuttgart airport (code: STR) is within 20 minutes driving distance from Schönaich. You have easy access to the Autobahn 81 which leads you south to Lake Constanz and Switzerland, or north to Stuttgart where it crosses another major Autobahn to Munich or Karlsruhe. From there you can get to anywhere in Germany on these routes. Tip: the ADAC The German automobile Club gives travel advice. The Black Forest, the Schwäbische Alb with its caves, or Lake Constanz are close enough for a one-day excursion. Tübingen and Bebenhausen are historical places you will enjoy to discover. There are many opportunities for leisure.
The TV standard is PAL. Internet access via DSL is possible in all of Schönaich.
The local police station is staffed during the day.
You find churches from the following denominations in Schönaich: Evangelische Kirchengemeinde (Protestant church), Katholische Kirchengemeinde (Roman Catholic church), Süddeutsche Gemeinschaft Schönaich (a free church close to the Protestant church), Evangelisch-Methodistische Gemeinde (Methodist church), and Neuapostolische Kirche (New Apostolic Church). Services are usually in German.
In the industrial area at the outskirts of Schönaich you find the small industry which is typical for the area. Exception: major employers in the area are Hewlett-Packard and IBM in Böblingen, and Mercedes AG in Sindelfingen, all within easy commuting distance.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Schönaich?
Within an hour or so of Schönaich: Motorworld Stuttgart (5 km), Solituderennen (12 km), Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden (19 km), Mercedes-Benz Museum (19 km).
Are there any good drives near Schönaich?
The nearest famous roads are Solituderennen, Schwarzwaldhochstraße and Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500).
Where is Schönaich?
Schönaich is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 4 km from Weil im Schönbuch.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,190
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 48.6587, 9.0601
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 Schönaich
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
historic highway
Solituderennen
A 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.
12 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden
Stuttgart's combined zoological-botanical garden in a historic Moorish palace complex with over 11,000 animals.
19 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Mercedes-Benz Museum
A stunning double-helix building chronicling 130 years of automotive history from the invention of the car to the present.
19 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Porsche Museum
A striking modernist building showcasing over 80 vehicles tracing Porsche's legendary sports car and racing heritage.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Mercedes-Benz Classic Center Fellbach
Workshop and showroom where vintage Mercedes-Benz cars are meticulously restored and sold as certified classics.
23 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Ludwigsburg Residential Palace
One of Europe's largest baroque palaces dazzles with 452 rooms and vast 'Blooming Baroque' gardens north of Stuttgart.
29 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Lichtenstein Castle
A romantic 19th-century 'fairy-tale castle' clings to a sheer cliff edge above the Echaz valley on the Swabian Alb.
32 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Schönaich
- Right hereSolituderennenA 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.
- 61 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.
- 61 kmSchwarzwaldhochstraßeThe Black Forest High Road climbs the B500 past pine ridges, moorland lakes and panoramic pull-offs from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt.
- 63 kmSchwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500)The Black Forest High Road along the ridge from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt, flowing curves through spruce forest.
- 78 kmKochertal ViaductEurope's tallest road bridge by pillar height carries the A6 some 185 m above the Kocher valley near Geislingen.
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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