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Classic Remise Düsseldorf
A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Zons
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Zons
Zons is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Monheim am Rhein, 57km from Schloss Drachenburg.
Zons is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 5,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Monheim am Rhein, about 5 km away.
Zons (German pronunciation: [tsons]), formerly known as Feste Zons (Fortress Zons), today officially called Stadt Zons (Zons Town) is an old town in Germany on the west bank of the Lower Rhine between Cologne and Düsseldorf. It has been a part (Stadtteil) of the town of Dormagen since 1975. In 2020 its population wasRead more
5,452.
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What is there to see near Zons?
Within an hour or so of Zons: Classic Remise Düsseldorf (8 km), Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) (22 km), Wuppertal Schwebebahn (26 km), Phantasialand (36 km).
Are there any good drives near Zons?
The nearest famous roads are Mosel Valley Wine Route, Baraque de Fraiture and Moselle Valley Road (B53).
Where is Zons?
Zons is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 5 km from Monheim am Rhein.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,180
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.1236, 6.8447
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 Zons
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)
This twin-spired Gothic giant towers over the Rhine, its 533 steps rewarding climbers with a sweeping city panorama.
22 km · about 25 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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Phantasialand
Award-winning German theme park near Cologne known for incredibly detailed theming and innovative ride experiences.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
castle
Schloss Drachenburg
A flamboyant 19th-century villa-castle on the Drachenfels above the Rhine, reached by Germany's oldest cogwheel railway.
57 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Drachenfels
A dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Zons
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 57 kmDrachenfelsA dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
- 71 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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