racetrack
Hockenheimring
German Grand Prix circuit in the Rhine Valley with a museum, driving experiences, and regular track day events.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Walldorf
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Walldorf
Walldorf works well as a base: 10 minutes from Sandhausen, 34km from Deutsche Weinstraße.
Walldorf is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sandhausen, about 4 km away.
Walldorf (German pronunciation: [ˈvalˌdɔʁf] ; South Franconian: Walldoaf) is a town in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
In the eighteenth century, Walldorf was the birthplace of John Jacob Astor, who emigrated and became a prominent fur trader in the newly independentRead more
United States, establishing a monopoly in North America. Concentrating on real estate acquisition and investment, and based in New York City, he grew even wealthier and was the patriarch of the wealthy and influential Astor family.
Walldorf is home to the world's fifth largest software company, SAP. It is also famous for its motorway interchange for the A5 and A6 highway.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Walldorf?
Within an hour or so of Walldorf: Hockenheimring (6 km), Heidelberg Castle (13 km), Technik Museum Speyer (14 km), Speyer Cathedral (15 km).
Are there any good drives near Walldorf?
The nearest famous roads are Deutsche Weinstraße, Solituderennen and Schwarzwaldhochstraße.
Where is Walldorf?
Walldorf is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 4 km from Sandhausen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 14,842
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 49.3064, 8.6424
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 Walldorf
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Heidelberg Castle
A partly ruined Renaissance castle overlooking the city of Heidelberg, one of Germany's most important Renaissance structures.
13 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Technik Museum Speyer
Sister museum to Sinsheim featuring a Boeing 747, submarine, and extensive collection of vintage and classic automobiles.
14 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Speyer Cathedral
The world's largest surviving Romanesque church, this imperial cathedral holds the tombs of eight German emperors and kings.
15 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz
Intimate museum in Carl Benz's last factory in Ladenburg, displaying pioneering Benz vehicles in the very halls where the inventor of the automobile worked until 1929.
19 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Technik Museum Sinsheim
Massive technology museum with Concorde and Tu-144 jets on the roof plus hundreds of classic cars and Formula 1 racers.
20 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
Deutsche Weinstraße
Germany's oldest wine route winds 85 km past vineyards, almond blossoms and half-timbered villages through the Palatinate.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Maulbronn Monastery
The best-preserved medieval Cistercian monastery complex north of the Alps, a tranquil UNESCO ensemble of Gothic cloisters.
36 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Walldorf
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 34 kmDeutsche WeinstraßeGermany's oldest wine route winds 85 km past vineyards, almond blossoms and half-timbered villages through the Palatinate.
- 67 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.
- 79 kmSchwarzwaldhochstrasse (Black Forest High Road)The B500 ridge road runs 60 km from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt through dense pine forest, passing the Mummelsee lake and spa towns, with sweeping viewpoints over the Rhine plain.
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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