natural wonder
Messel Pit
A UNESCO fossil quarry near Darmstadt that yields exquisitely preserved 47-million-year-old Eocene plants and animals.
28 km · about 35 min drive
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Sulzbach am Main
Bavaria, Germany · Europe
About Sulzbach am Main
Sulzbach am Main is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Großwallstadt, 28km from Messel Pit.
Sulzbach am Main is in Bavaria, Germany, with about 7,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Großwallstadt, about 4 km away.
Sulzbach am Main (German pronunciation: [ˈzʊltsbax ʔam ˈmaɪn], lit. 'Sulzbach on the Main'; officially Sulzbach a.Main) is a market municipality in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Sulzbach am Main?
Within an hour or so of Sulzbach am Main: Messel Pit (28 km), Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt (35 km), Römer Frankfurt (40 km), Würzburg Residence (58 km).
Are there any good drives near Sulzbach am Main?
The nearest famous roads are Schottenring, Deutsche Weinstraße and Solituderennen.
Where is Sulzbach am Main?
Sulzbach am Main is in Bavaria, Germany, about 4 km from Großwallstadt.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,057
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Bavaria
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 49.9115, 9.1532
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 Sulzbach am Main
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
A UNESCO Jugendstil artists' colony crowned by the golden 'Wedding Tower' and Art Nouveau villas above Darmstadt.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Römer Frankfurt
Frankfurt's medieval town hall and its gabled Römerberg square form a postcard-perfect old-town heart amid the skyscrapers.
40 km · about 45 min drive
castle
Würzburg Residence
A UNESCO Baroque palace with the world's largest ceiling fresco by Tiepolo, marking the start of the Romantic Road.
58 km · about 65 min drive
ancient ruins
Saalburg Roman Fort
A fully reconstructed Roman fort on the Limes frontier in the Taunus hills brings legionary life vividly back to view.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Sulzbach am Main
5 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 65 kmSchottenringA German road circuit in the Vogelsberg hills that hosted motorcycle Grands Prix in the 1950s, notorious for its narrow, tree-lined public roads. Still used for historic events and drivable in between.
- 69 kmNerobergA wooded hill above Wiesbaden reached by a water-powered funicular, crowned by a gold-domed Russian Orthodox church.
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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