natural wonder
Edersee
A vast forest-fringed reservoir in Kellerwald National Park, famed for its dam, sailing and a sunken village at low water.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Wabern
Hesse, Germany · Europe
About Wabern
Wabern is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Fritzlar, 23km from Edersee.
Wabern is in Hesse, Germany, with about 7,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Fritzlar, about 6 km away.
Wabern (Bz Kassel) is a railway station in the municipality of Wabern, in the German state of Hesse. It is on the Main to Weser railway from Frankfurt to Kassel. The station is a stop for ICE trains with connections towards Bremen and Karlsruhe. It was once an important railway junction, as the line to Brilon WaldRead more
(Wabern–Bad Wildungen and Wega–Brilon Wald lines) branched off here with a connection to the Ruhr area. Today this branch line ends in Bad Wildungen.
The station opened in December 1849, at the same time as the railway line from Kassel. The extension to Treysa opened a few days later. The station has a main building designed by Julius Eugen Ruhl.
In 2018 the station was modernized to be barrier-free, involving the construction of a new underpass, three elevators and raised platforms. The work cost €15 million.
In the 2026 timetable, the following services stop at the station:
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Wabern?
Within an hour or so of Wabern: Edersee (23 km), Kellerwald-Edersee National Park (26 km).
Are there any good drives near Wabern?
The nearest famous roads are Schottenring.
Where is Wabern?
Wabern is in Hesse, Germany, about 6 km from Fritzlar.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,708
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Hesse
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.1000, 9.3500
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 Wabern
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Kellerwald-Edersee National Park
One of Germany's largest beech forests, this UNESCO wilderness shelters ancient trees, wildcats and red deer above the Eder.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Wabern
- 69 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.
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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