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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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
Photo by Jacek Rużyczka
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Volksdorf
Hamburg, Germany · Europe
About Volksdorf
Volksdorf works well as a base: 10 minutes from Bergstedt, 17km from Speicherstadt.
Volksdorf is in Hamburg, Germany, with about 21,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bergstedt, about 4 km away.
Volksdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlksˌdɔʁf] ) is a quarter of Hamburg. It is situated in the north east of the city, about 15 km from the centre of the city. Volksdorf belongs to the borough of Wandsbek. It covers an area of 11.6 km2 and has 20,685 inhabitants (as of 2020).
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What is there to see near Volksdorf?
Within an hour or so of Volksdorf: Speicherstadt (17 km), Miniatur Wunderland (17 km), Tierpark Hagenbeck (17 km), Automuseum Prototyp Hamburg (17 km).
Where is Volksdorf?
Volksdorf is in Hamburg, Germany, about 4 km from Bergstedt.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 20,685
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Hamburg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 53.6497, 10.1842
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 Volksdorf
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Tierpark Hagenbeck
Hamburg's famous zoo pioneering open-air enclosures without bars since 1907, with a tropical aquarium.
17 km · about 20 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.
17 km · about 20 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.
18 km · about 20 min 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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Lübeck Old Town
The UNESCO-listed 'Queen of the Hanseatic League,' known for its brick Gothic architecture, Holstentor gate, and world-famous marzipan.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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Lüneburg Old Town
A charming Hanseatic salt town with crooked gabled houses and a tilting brick skyline, gateway to the heath.
47 km · about 55 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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