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Nationales Automuseum – The Loh Collection
Opened in 2023 in rural Hesse, this 7,500 m² museum parades some 150 milestone cars, from pre-war Grand Prix machines to Le Mans winners and modern hypercars.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Lohra
Hesse, Germany · Europe
About Lohra
Lohra is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Gladenbach, 52km from Kellerwald-Edersee National Park.
Lohra is in Hesse, Germany, with about 5,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Gladenbach, about 5 km away.
The Lohra tomb (German: Steinkammergrab von Lohra) was a megalithic monument outside Lohra near Marburg in north central Hesse, Germany. It is one of the lesser known among its type in Central Europe. It dates to the Late Neolithic, probably just after 3000 BC. It belongs to the gallery graves of the Wartberg culture,Read more
but is unique among them because of its rich ceramic assemblage.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Lohra?
Within an hour or so of Lohra: Nationales Automuseum – The Loh Collection (26 km), Schottenring (43 km), Kellerwald-Edersee National Park (52 km), Saalburg Roman Fort (52 km).
Are there any good drives near Lohra?
The nearest famous roads are Schottenring, Mosel Valley Wine Route and Moselle Valley Road (B53).
Where is Lohra?
Lohra is in Hesse, Germany, about 5 km from Gladenbach.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,775
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Hesse
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 50.7333, 8.6333
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 Lohra
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
historic highway
Schottenring
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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Kellerwald-Edersee National Park
One of Germany's largest beech forests, this UNESCO wilderness shelters ancient trees, wildcats and red deer above the Eder.
52 km · about 60 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.
52 km · about 60 min drive
cathedral
Limburg Cathedral
A seven-towered orange-and-white Romanesque cathedral perches dramatically on a rock above the Lahn River old town.
56 km · about 65 min drive
photogenic
Freudenberg Alter Flecken
From the Kurpark steps, Freudenberg's Alter Flecken, rows of near-identical black-and-white half-timbered gables rebuilt after a 1666 fire: lines up into one of Germany's most graphic photographs.
56 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
Edersee
A vast forest-fringed reservoir in Kellerwald National Park, famed for its dam, sailing and a sunken village at low water.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Lohra
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 43 kmSchottenringA 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.
- 76 kmNerobergA wooded hill above Wiesbaden reached by a water-powered funicular, crowned by a gold-domed Russian Orthodox church.
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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