museum
Zollverein Coal Mine
A Bauhaus-styled colliery and UNESCO icon of the Ruhr, now a striking park of red walkways, museums and a winter ice rink.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Wickede
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Wickede
Wickede sits on the route: 5 minutes from Holzwickede, 40km from Zollverein Coal Mine.
Wickede is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Holzwickede, about 4 km away.
Wickede (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪkədə]) is the easternmost borough in the city of Dortmund, Germany.
Until 1830 Wickede was a village with a purely peasant population. With the beginning of industrialization Wickede's population grew. Today it has 15,398 inhabitants, which makes it one of the more populous boroughsRead more
of Dortmund.
Wickede was incorporated into Dortmund in 1928. Today it is a part of the Stadtbezirk ("City District") Brackel and it borders the towns of Unna and Holzwickede. The borough is also home to the Dortmund Airport.
Some areas of Wickede are considered socially disadvantaged. The overall unemployment rate of the borough is slightly higher than in the city as a whole and the average annual income is slightly lower than the city's average.
Wickede is connected to the city center through light rail and has two railway stations (see Dortmund-Wickede station and Dortmund-Wickede West station).
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What is there to see near Wickede?
Within an hour or so of Wickede: Zollverein Coal Mine (40 km), Wuppertal Schwebebahn (45 km).
Where is Wickede?
Wickede is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 4 km from Holzwickede.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,225
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.5337, 7.6164
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 Wickede
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Wuppertal Schwebebahn
The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.
45 km · about 50 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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