racetrack
Hockenheimring
German Grand Prix circuit in the Rhine Valley with a museum, driving experiences, and regular track day events.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Speyer
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany · Europe
About Speyer
Speyer works well as a base: 10 minutes from Altlußheim, 19km from Deutsche Weinstraße.
Speyer is in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, with about 50,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Altlußheim, about 5 km away.
Speyer (German: [ˈʃpaɪɐ] , older spelling Speier; Palatine German: Schbaija), historically known in English as Spires, is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate in the western part of the Federal Republic of Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located on the left bank of the river Rhine, Speyer lies 25 km (16Read more
miles) south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim, and 21 km (13 miles) south-west of Heidelberg. Founded by the Romans as a fortified town on the northeastern frontier of their empire, it is one of Germany's oldest cities. Speyer Cathedral, a number of other churches, and the Altpörtel ("old gate") dominate the Speyer landscape. In the cathedral, beneath the high altar, are the tombs of eight Holy Roman Emperors and German kings.
Speyer is one of the ShUM cities, which formed the centre of the Jewish community in northern Europe during the Middle Ages. The city's medieval Judenhof was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021. The cathedral is also a World Heritage Site, having been listed in 1981.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Speyer?
Within an hour or so of Speyer: Hockenheimring (10 km), Deutsche Weinstraße (19 km), Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz (21 km), Heidelberg Castle (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Speyer?
The nearest famous roads are Deutsche Weinstraße, Solituderennen and Schwarzwaldhochstraße.
Where is Speyer?
Speyer is in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, about 5 km from Altlußheim.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 50,343
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Rheinland-Pfalz
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 49.3208, 8.4311
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 Speyer
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Deutsche Weinstraße
Germany's oldest wine route winds 85 km past vineyards, almond blossoms and half-timbered villages through the Palatinate.
19 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz
Intimate museum in Carl Benz's last factory in Ladenburg, displaying pioneering Benz vehicles in the very halls where the inventor of the automobile worked until 1929.
21 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Heidelberg Castle
A partly ruined Renaissance castle overlooking the city of Heidelberg, one of Germany's most important Renaissance structures.
23 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Hambach Castle
Birthplace of German democracy, this hilltop castle above Neustadt flew the black-red-gold flag at the 1832 festival.
23 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Technik Museum Sinsheim
Massive technology museum with Concorde and Tu-144 jets on the roof plus hundreds of classic cars and Formula 1 racers.
35 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Trifels Castle
A red-sandstone imperial fortress crowning a Palatinate Forest crag once held the crown jewels and Richard the Lionheart.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Maulbronn Monastery
The best-preserved medieval Cistercian monastery complex north of the Alps, a tranquil UNESCO ensemble of Gothic cloisters.
45 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Speyer
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 19 kmDeutsche WeinstraßeGermany's oldest wine route winds 85 km past vineyards, almond blossoms and half-timbered villages through the Palatinate.
- 76 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.
- 76 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.
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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