landmark
Mercedes-Benz Classic Center Fellbach
Workshop and showroom where vintage Mercedes-Benz cars are meticulously restored and sold as certified classics.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Schorndorf
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Schorndorf
Schorndorf works well as a base: 5 minutes from Winterbach, 26km from Ludwigsburg Residential Palace.
Schorndorf is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 42,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Winterbach, about 4 km away.
Schorndorf (German pronunciation: [ˈʃɔʁnˌdɔʁf] ) is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located approximately 26 km east of Stuttgart. Its train station is the terminus of the S2 line of the Stuttgart S-Bahn.
The town is also sometimes referred to as Die Daimlerstadt (The Daimler Town in English), as it is the townRead more
in which Gottlieb Daimler (1834–1900) was born.
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What is there to see near Schorndorf?
Within an hour or so of Schorndorf: Mercedes-Benz Classic Center Fellbach (19 km), Mercedes-Benz Museum (22 km), Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden (23 km), Ludwigsburg Residential Palace (26 km).
Are there any good drives near Schorndorf?
The nearest famous roads are Solituderennen, Schwarzwaldhochstraße and Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500).
Where is Schorndorf?
Schorndorf is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 4 km from Winterbach.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 41,647
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 48.8054, 9.5272
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 Schorndorf
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
22 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.
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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Porsche Museum
A striking modernist building showcasing over 80 vehicles tracing Porsche's legendary sports car and racing heritage.
28 km · about 30 min 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.
35 km · about 40 min drive
cafe
Motorworld Stuttgart
A spectacular automotive experience centre in a former airport with classic car dealers, workshops, restaurants, and a boutique hotel.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Erlebnispark Tripsdrill
Charming Swabian-themed park near Stuttgart combining traditional German culture with exciting rides and a wildlife park.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Schorndorf
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 35 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.
- 45 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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