natural wonder
Messel Pit
A UNESCO fossil quarry near Darmstadt that yields exquisitely preserved 47-million-year-old Eocene plants and animals.
8 km · about 15 min drive
Hesse, Germany · Europe
Münster is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Groß-Zimmern, 8km from Messel Pit.
Münster is a town located in Hesse, Germany. With a population of 14,018, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Münster 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 Münster to your route.
Münster (German pronunciation: [ˈmʏnstɐ] ) is a municipality in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany. It has a population of 14,610 (as of 2016). It is situated 3 km north of Dieburg, and 24 km southeast of Frankfurt. The town was first mentioned in documents over 750 years ago. In 1971 the adjacent townRead more
of Altheim agreed to become part of Münster.
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Münster is located in Hesse, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 49.9228 latitude, 8.8678 longitude.
Münster has a population of approximately 14,018 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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natural wonder
A UNESCO fossil quarry near Darmstadt that yields exquisitely preserved 47-million-year-old Eocene plants and animals.
8 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
A UNESCO Jugendstil artists' colony crowned by the golden 'Wedding Tower' and Art Nouveau villas above Darmstadt.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Frankfurt's medieval town hall and its gabled Römerberg square form a postcard-perfect old-town heart amid the skyscrapers.
25 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
A fully reconstructed Roman fort on the Limes frontier in the Taunus hills brings legionary life vividly back to view.
44 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A wooded hill above Wiesbaden reached by a water-powered funicular, crowned by a gold-domed Russian Orthodox church.
49 km · about 55 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.
54 km · about 60 min drive
castle
A partly ruined Renaissance castle overlooking the city of Heidelberg, one of Germany's most important Renaissance structures.
58 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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