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Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)
This twin-spired Gothic giant towers over the Rhine, its 533 steps rewarding climbers with a sweeping city panorama.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Wahn-Heide
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Wahn-Heide
Wahn-Heide works well as a base: 10 minutes from Zündorf, 51km from Laacher See.
Wahn-Heide is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 7,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Zündorf, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Wahn-Heide?
Within an hour or so of Wahn-Heide: Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) (14 km), Phantasialand (17 km), Schloss Drachenburg (22 km), Drachenfels (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Wahn-Heide?
The nearest famous roads are Mosel Valley Wine Route, Moselle Valley Road (B53) and Baraque de Fraiture.
Where is Wahn-Heide?
Wahn-Heide is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 4 km from Zündorf.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,692
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 50.8589, 7.1066
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 Wahn-Heide
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Phantasialand
Award-winning German theme park near Cologne known for incredibly detailed theming and innovative ride experiences.
17 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Schloss Drachenburg
A flamboyant 19th-century villa-castle on the Drachenfels above the Rhine, reached by Germany's oldest cogwheel railway.
22 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Drachenfels
A dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Classic Remise Düsseldorf
A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.
42 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Wuppertal Schwebebahn
The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.
44 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Laacher See
A tranquil circular lake filling a dormant volcanic caldera in the Vulkaneifel, with gas bubbles still rising at its shore.
51 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Maria Laach Abbey
A serene six-towered Romanesque Benedictine abbey sits beside a volcanic crater lake in the Eifel's Vulkaneifel.
52 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Wahn-Heide
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 23 kmDrachenfelsA dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
- 77 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
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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