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Mercedes-Benz Classic Center Fellbach
Workshop and showroom where vintage Mercedes-Benz cars are meticulously restored and sold as certified classics.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Waiblingen
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Waiblingen
Waiblingen works well as a base: 5 minutes from Korb, 12km from Ludwigsburg Residential Palace.
Waiblingen is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 53,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Korb, about 4 km away.
Waiblingen (German pronunciation: [ˈvaɪblɪŋən] ; Swabian: Woiblinge) is a city in southwestern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It lies in the eastern part of the Stuttgart metropolitan region on the river Rems, and is the seat and largest city of the Rems-Murr district. As of 31 December 2024, WaiblingenRead more
had 57,313 inhabitants in its central town and five outlying districts.
The settlement is of Alemannic origin and was a Carolingian royal estate, first documented in 885 during a stay by Emperor Charles the Fat. It later belonged to the Salian and then the Hohenstaufen dynasties; by tradition, the Hohenstaufen battle cry "Hie Waibling!" gave rise to the Italian term Ghibelline (Ghibellini), one of the two factions in the conflict between Guelphs and Ghibellines that divided medieval Europe. From the 13th century Waiblingen grew into a town under the Counts of Württemberg, to whose territory it would belong for the following centuries. It was almost entirely destroyed by imperial troops in 1634 during the Thirty Years' War, and its present old town with its colourful timber-framed houses largely dates from the following Baroque reconstruction.
The arrival of the railway in the late 19th century turned Waiblingen into an industrial centre, and its population grew steadily through the 20th century. It was raised to a major district town (Große Kreisstadt) in 1962 and became the administrative seat of the newly created Rems-Murr district in 1973. Waiblingen is the seat of Stihl, the world's largest manufacturer of chainsaws and the town's biggest employer.
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What is there to see near Waiblingen?
Within an hour or so of Waiblingen: Mercedes-Benz Classic Center Fellbach (4 km), Mercedes-Benz Museum (8 km), Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden (9 km), Porsche Museum (12 km).
Are there any good drives near Waiblingen?
The nearest famous roads are Solituderennen, Schwarzwaldhochstraße and Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500).
Where is Waiblingen?
Waiblingen is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 4 km from Korb.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 52,945
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 48.8324, 9.3164
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 Waiblingen
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Mercedes-Benz Museum
A stunning double-helix building chronicling 130 years of automotive history from the invention of the car to the present.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden
Stuttgart's combined zoological-botanical garden in a historic Moorish palace complex with over 11,000 animals.
9 km · about 15 min drive
museum
Porsche Museum
A striking modernist building showcasing over 80 vehicles tracing Porsche's legendary sports car and racing heritage.
12 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Ludwigsburg Residential Palace
One of Europe's largest baroque palaces dazzles with 452 rooms and vast 'Blooming Baroque' gardens north of Stuttgart.
12 km · about 20 min drive
historic highway
Solituderennen
A 11.4km road circuit through the forest west of Stuttgart that drew 300,000 spectators to Grand Prix races in the 1960s. The public roads still run the old lap past Schloss Solitude, and the course is entirely drivable today.
21 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
Motorworld Stuttgart
A spectacular automotive experience centre in a former airport with classic car dealers, workshops, restaurants, and a boutique hotel.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Erlebnispark Tripsdrill
Charming Swabian-themed park near Stuttgart combining traditional German culture with exciting rides and a wildlife park.
30 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Waiblingen
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 21 kmSolituderennenA 11.4km road circuit through the forest west of Stuttgart that drew 300,000 spectators to Grand Prix races in the 1960s. The public roads still run the old lap past Schloss Solitude, and the course is entirely drivable today.
- 51 kmKochertal ViaductEurope's tallest road bridge by pillar height carries the A6 some 185 m above the Kocher valley near Geislingen.
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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