cathedral
Limburg Cathedral
A seven-towered orange-and-white Romanesque cathedral perches dramatically on a rock above the Lahn River old town.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Hadamar
Hesse, Germany · Europe
About Hadamar
Hadamar is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Hundsangen, 40km from Lorelei Rock.
Hadamar is in Hesse, Germany, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hundsangen, about 4 km away.
Hadamar (German pronunciation: [ˈhaːdamaʁ] ) is a small town in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany.
Hadamar is known for its Clinic for Forensic Psychiatry/Centre for Social Psychiatry, lying at the edge of town, in whose outlying buildings is also found the Hadamar Memorial. This remembers the murders ofRead more
people with handicaps and mental illnesses under the Nazi regime at the NS-Tötungsanstalt Hadamar.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Hadamar?
Within an hour or so of Hadamar: Limburg Cathedral (7 km), Deutsches Eck (German Corner) (32 km), Marksburg Castle (34 km), Upper Middle Rhine Valley (39 km).
Are there any good drives near Hadamar?
The nearest famous roads are Mosel Valley Wine Route, Schottenring and Moselle Valley Road (B53).
Where is Hadamar?
Hadamar is in Hesse, Germany, about 4 km from Hundsangen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 12,131
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Hesse
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 50.4459, 8.0425
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 Hadamar
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Deutsches Eck (German Corner)
The dramatic headland in Koblenz where the Moselle meets the Rhine, topped by a massive equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I.
32 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Marksburg Castle
The only hilltop castle on the Rhine never destroyed, standing guard above Braubach since the 13th century.
34 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Upper Middle Rhine Valley
A UNESCO-listed 65-km stretch of the Rhine between Koblenz and Bingen, lined with over 40 castles, vineyards, and historic towns.
39 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Lorelei Rock
A steep 120-metre slate rock on the Rhine's narrowest point, legendary home of the siren whose singing lured sailors to their doom.
40 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Rhine Valley & Loreley Rock
UNESCO-listed stretch of the Rhine Gorge with vineyard-covered slopes, fairy-tale castles, and the legendary Loreley rock.
40 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Neroberg
A wooded hill above Wiesbaden reached by a water-powered funicular, crowned by a gold-domed Russian Orthodox church.
41 km · about 45 min drive
ancient ruins
Saalburg Roman Fort
A fully reconstructed Roman fort on the Limes frontier in the Taunus hills brings legionary life vividly back to view.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Hadamar
- 39 kmUpper Middle Rhine ValleyA UNESCO-listed 65-km stretch of the Rhine between Koblenz and Bingen, lined with over 40 castles, vineyards, and historic towns.
- 41 kmNerobergA wooded hill above Wiesbaden reached by a water-powered funicular, crowned by a gold-domed Russian Orthodox church.
- 53 kmNiederwalddenkmalA colossal Germania statue above Rüdesheim surveys the Rhine vineyards, reached by a cable car over the steep slopes.
- 62 kmGeierlay Suspension BridgeOne of Germany's longest suspension footbridges sways 100 m above a Hunsrück valley on a thrilling 360 m crossing.
- 64 kmMosel Valley Wine RouteOne of Europe's most scenic wine regions, where the Mosel River winds through steep vineyard-covered slopes and charming villages.
- 64 kmDrachenfelsA dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
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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