natural wonder
Messel Pit
A UNESCO fossil quarry near Darmstadt that yields exquisitely preserved 47-million-year-old Eocene plants and animals.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Bavaria, Germany · Europe
Aschaffenburg is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Haibach, 29km from Messel Pit.
Aschaffenburg is a town located in Bavaria, Germany. With a population of 68,551, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Aschaffenburg sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Aschaffenburg to your route.
Aschaffenburg (German pronunciation: [aˈʃafn̩bʊʁk] ; Hessian: Aschebersch, pronounced [ˈaʒəˌbɛːʃ]) is a town in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg, despite being its administrative seat, is not part of the district of Aschaffenburg.
Aschaffenburg belonged to the Archbishopric of Mainz for more thanRead more
800 years. The town is located at the westernmost border of Lower Franconia and separated from the central and eastern part of the Regierungsbezirk (administrative region) by the Spessart hills, whereas it opens towards the Rhine-Main plain in the west and the north-west. Therefore, the inhabitants speak neither Bavarian nor East Franconian but rather a local version of Rhine Franconian.
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Aschaffenburg is located in Bavaria, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 49.9770 latitude, 9.1521 longitude.
Aschaffenburg has a population of approximately 68,551 people, making it a town in Germany.
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ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
Full driving guide for Germany6 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
A UNESCO fossil quarry near Darmstadt that yields exquisitely preserved 47-million-year-old Eocene plants and animals.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A UNESCO Jugendstil artists' colony crowned by the golden 'Wedding Tower' and Art Nouveau villas above Darmstadt.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Frankfurt's medieval town hall and its gabled Römerberg square form a postcard-perfect old-town heart amid the skyscrapers.
37 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
A fully reconstructed Roman fort on the Limes frontier in the Taunus hills brings legionary life vividly back to view.
53 km · about 60 min drive
historic highway
A German road circuit in the Vogelsberg hills that hosted motorcycle Grands Prix in the 1950s, notorious for its narrow, tree-lined public roads. Still used for historic events and drivable in between.
58 km · about 65 min drive
castle
A UNESCO Baroque palace with the world's largest ceiling fresco by Tiepolo, marking the start of the Romantic Road.
60 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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