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Wuppertal Schwebebahn
The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Schwelm
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Schwelm
Schwelm is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Gevelsberg, 45km from Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom).
Schwelm is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 30,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Gevelsberg, about 5 km away.
Schwelm (German pronunciation: [ʃvɛlm] ) is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis in the administrative region of Arnsberg within the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany.
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What is there to see near Schwelm?
Within an hour or so of Schwelm: Wuppertal Schwebebahn (11 km), Zollverein Coal Mine (28 km), Classic Remise Düsseldorf (34 km), Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) (45 km).
Are there any good drives near Schwelm?
The nearest famous roads are Mosel Valley Wine Route and Moselle Valley Road (B53).
Where is Schwelm?
Schwelm is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 5 km from Gevelsberg.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 30,235
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.2863, 7.2939
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 Schwelm
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Zollverein Coal Mine
A Bauhaus-styled colliery and UNESCO icon of the Ruhr, now a striking park of red walkways, museums and a winter ice rink.
28 km · about 35 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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)
This twin-spired Gothic giant towers over the Rhine, its 533 steps rewarding climbers with a sweeping city panorama.
45 km · about 50 min drive
photogenic
Freudenberg Alter Flecken
From the Kurpark steps, Freudenberg's Alter Flecken, rows of near-identical black-and-white half-timbered gables rebuilt after a 1666 fire: lines up into one of Germany's most graphic photographs.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Schwelm
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 69 kmDrachenfelsA dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
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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