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Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
A UNESCO Jugendstil artists' colony crowned by the golden 'Wedding Tower' and Art Nouveau villas above Darmstadt.
3 km · about 5 min drive
Hesse, Germany · Europe
Kranichstein is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Wixhausen, 6km from Messel Pit.
Kranichstein is a town located in Hesse, Germany. With a population of 12,043, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Kranichstein 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 Kranichstein to your route.
Kranichstein is a district in the German city of Darmstadt. Housing construction in the area started in the 1960s and it now also has a number of residential high-rises. The district is often referred to as Darmstadt-Kranichstein.
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Kranichstein is located in Hesse, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 49.9047 latitude, 8.6808 longitude.
Kranichstein has a population of approximately 12,043 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.
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landmark
A UNESCO Jugendstil artists' colony crowned by the golden 'Wedding Tower' and Art Nouveau villas above Darmstadt.
3 km · about 5 min drive
natural wonder
A UNESCO fossil quarry near Darmstadt that yields exquisitely preserved 47-million-year-old Eocene plants and animals.
6 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Frankfurt's medieval town hall and its gabled Römerberg square form a postcard-perfect old-town heart amid the skyscrapers.
23 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A wooded hill above Wiesbaden reached by a water-powered funicular, crowned by a gold-domed Russian Orthodox church.
39 km · about 45 min drive
ancient ruins
A fully reconstructed Roman fort on the Limes frontier in the Taunus hills brings legionary life vividly back to view.
41 km · about 50 min drive
museum
Intimate museum in Carl Benz's last factory in Ladenburg, displaying pioneering Benz vehicles in the very halls where the inventor of the automobile worked until 1929.
48 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A colossal Germania statue above Rüdesheim surveys the Rhine vineyards, reached by a cable car over the steep slopes.
54 km · about 65 min drive
castle
A partly ruined Renaissance castle overlooking the city of Heidelberg, one of Germany's most important Renaissance structures.
55 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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