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Sechtem
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Sechtem
Sechtem works well as a base: 10 minutes from Bornheim, 42km from Eifel National Park.
Sechtem is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 5,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bornheim, about 4 km away.
Sechtem station is a through station in the district of Sechtem of the town of Bornheim in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Sechtem station was opened on 1 March 1844 on the Left Rhine line, which was opened between Cologne and Bonn by the Bonn–Cologne Railway Company on 15 February 1844. It was completelyRead more
modernised and rebuilt to be barrier-free in 2010. Since then, it has had an underpass, a lift, and elevated platforms, providing barrier-free boarding and alighting of trains.
The station has three platform tracks and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Sechtem?
Within an hour or so of Sechtem: Phantasialand (5 km), Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) (17 km), Schloss Drachenburg (23 km), Drachenfels (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Sechtem?
The nearest famous roads are Mosel Valley Wine Route, Moselle Valley Road (B53) and Baraque de Fraiture.
Where is Sechtem?
Sechtem is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 4 km from Bornheim.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,010
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 50.7912, 6.9531
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 Sechtem
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Schloss Drachenburg
A flamboyant 19th-century villa-castle on the Drachenfels above the Rhine, reached by Germany's oldest cogwheel railway.
23 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Drachenfels
A dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
23 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Eifel National Park
NRW's only national park rewires former forest with wild beech, wildcats and one of Germany's darkest star-filled skies.
42 km · about 50 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.
46 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Maria Laach Abbey
A serene six-towered Romanesque Benedictine abbey sits beside a volcanic crater lake in the Eifel's Vulkaneifel.
48 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Laacher See
A tranquil circular lake filling a dormant volcanic caldera in the Vulkaneifel, with gas bubbles still rising at its shore.
48 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Sechtem
- 23 kmDrachenfelsA dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
- 66 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
- 69 kmSignal de BotrangeAt 694m this is the highest point in Belgium, marked by a stone tower on the Hautes Fagnes plateau.
- 73 kmGileppe DamA 19th-century dam near Spa crowned by a 13-ton stone lion, with a 78 m panorama tower and forested Ardennes reservoir views a short detour off the Verviers road.
- 77 kmCalmont MoselschleifeA jaw-dropping hairpin loop of the Moselle viewed from above Bremm, framed by Europe's steepest vineyard.
- 80 kmMosel Valley Wine RouteOne of Europe's most scenic wine regions, where the Mosel River winds through steep vineyard-covered slopes and charming villages.
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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