museum
Pantheon Basel
Striking rotunda in Muttenz where a spiral ramp climbs past decades of classic cars and motorcycles: part museum, part working forum for Basel's vintage-car scene.
24 km · about 25 min drive
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Bad Säckingen
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Bad Säckingen
Bad Säckingen is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Eiken, 41km from Titisee.
Bad Säckingen is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 17,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Eiken, about 4 km away.
Bad Säckingen (German pronunciation: [baːt ˈzɛkɪŋən] ; High Alemannic: Bad Säckinge) is a rural town in the administrative district of Waldshut in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is famous as the "Trumpeter's City" because of the book Der Trompeter von Säckingen ("The Trumpeter of Säckingen"), a famousRead more
19th-century novel by German author Joseph Victor von Scheffel.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Bad Säckingen?
Within an hour or so of Bad Säckingen: Pantheon Basel (24 km), Basel (27 km), Basel Zoo (28 km), Feldberg (36 km).
Are there any good drives near Bad Säckingen?
The nearest famous roads are Circuit Bremgarten, Route des Vins d'Alsace and Glaubenbielen Pass.
Where is Bad Säckingen?
Bad Säckingen is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 4 km from Eiken.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 16,549
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 47.5537, 7.9461
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 Bad Säckingen
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Basel
A cultural powerhouse at the meeting point of three countries, home to over 40 museums, a vibrant Rhine riverfront, and Art Basel.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Basel Zoo
Switzerland's oldest and most visited zoo, affectionately known as 'Zolli', with a strong conservation focus.
28 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Feldberg
The Black Forest's highest summit at 1,493 m offers Alps-to-Vosges panoramas and a chairlift up to the windswept ridge.
36 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Titisee
A glacial lake in the southern Black Forest surrounded by forested hills, popular for swimming, boating, and winter sports.
41 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Zürich Old Town & Lake
Switzerland's largest city blending a medieval old town with trendy districts, all set along the Limmat River and the shores of Lake Zürich.
49 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Freiburg im Breisgau
The sunny gateway to the Black Forest, with a Gothic minster, Bächle waterways in the old town, and a vibrant university atmosphere.
50 km · about 60 min drive
cathedral
Freiburg Minster
A red-sandstone Gothic masterpiece whose lacy openwork spire towers over a market square at the edge of the Black Forest.
50 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Bad Säckingen
12 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 36 kmFeldbergThe Black Forest's highest summit at 1,493 m offers Alps-to-Vosges panoramas and a chairlift up to the windswept ridge.
- 68 kmMount PilatusA jagged mountain above Lucerne reachable by the world's steepest cogwheel railway, steeped in dragon legends and offering 73-peak panoramas.
- 69 kmMount RigiThe 'Queen of the Mountains' above Lake Lucerne, site of Europe's first mountain railway and offering sunrise panoramas over the Alps.
- 74 kmGrand BallonThe highest summit of the Vosges at 1424 m, crowning the Route des Crêtes with all-round Alsace views.
- 78 kmCircuit BremgartenThe 7.3km forest circuit outside Bern where racing ended after Switzerland banned circuit motorsport in 1955. Its dappled, constantly curving roads through the Bremgartenwald are open to traffic and eerily unchanged.
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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