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.
9 km · about 15 min drive
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
Bottrop is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Grafenwald, 9km from Zollverein Coal Mine.
Bottrop is a city located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 119,909, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Bottrop 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 Bottrop to your route.
Bottrop (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔtʁɔp] ) is a city in west-central Germany, on the Rhine–Herne Canal, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Located in the Ruhr industrial area, Bottrop adjoins Essen, Oberhausen, Gladbeck, and Dorsten. The city had been a coal-mining and rail center and contains factories producing coal-tarRead more
derivatives, chemicals, textiles, and machinery. Bottrop grew as a mining center beginning in the 1860s, was chartered as a city in 1921, and bombed during the Oil Campaign of World War II. In 1975, it unified with the neighbouring communities of Gladbeck and Kirchhellen, but Gladbeck left it in 1976, leading to Kirchhellen becoming a district of Bottrop as Bottrop-Kirchhellen. It is also twinned with Blackpool, England.
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Bottrop is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 51.5239 latitude, 6.9285 longitude.
Bottrop has a population of approximately 119,909 people, making it a city 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.
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museum
A Bauhaus-styled colliery and UNESCO icon of the Ruhr, now a striking park of red walkways, museums and a winter ice rink.
9 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.
34 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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