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Tierpark Hagenbeck
Hamburg's famous zoo pioneering open-air enclosures without bars since 1907, with a tropical aquarium.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Uetersen
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · Europe
About Uetersen
Uetersen works well as a base: 5 minutes from Klein Nordende, 21km from Tierpark Hagenbeck.
Uetersen is in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with about 18,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Klein Nordende, about 4 km away.
Uetersen (German pronunciation: [ˈyːtɐzn̩] , formerly known as Ütersen (Holstein)) is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Elmshorn, and 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Hamburg at the small Pinnau River, close to the Elbe river. Uetersen isRead more
home to the Rosarium Uetersen, the oldest and largest rose garden in Northern Germany, created in 1929.
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What is there to see near Uetersen?
Within an hour or so of Uetersen: Tierpark Hagenbeck (21 km), Landungsbrücken (26 km), Speicherstadt (27 km), Elbphilharmonie (27 km).
Where is Uetersen?
Uetersen is in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, about 4 km from Klein Nordende.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 17,921
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 53.6888, 9.6620
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 Uetersen
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Landungsbrücken
Hamburg's bustling floating landing piers on the Elbe, the gateway to harbour cruises and the historic St. Pauli waterfront.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Speicherstadt
The world's largest warehouse district built on timber-pile foundations, a UNESCO site of red-brick Neo-Gothic buildings laced with canals.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Elbphilharmonie
Hamburg's stunning concert hall rising like a glass wave atop a former cocoa warehouse on the Elbe, with a free public plaza offering harbour views.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Miniatur Wunderland
The world's largest model railway exhibition in Hamburg's Speicherstadt, with over 16,000 metres of track spanning miniature continents.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Automuseum Prototyp Hamburg
Museum of rare prototypes and racing cars focused on Porsche and Volkswagen history in Hamburg's HafenCity.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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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