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Tierpark Hagenbeck
Hamburg's famous zoo pioneering open-air enclosures without bars since 1907, with a tropical aquarium.
16 km · about 20 min drive
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · Europe
Wedel works well as a base: 5 minutes from Rissen, 52km from Lüneburg Heath.
Wedel is a town located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. With a population of 34,912, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Wedel 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 Wedel to your route.
Wedel (German pronunciation: [ˈveːdl̩] ) is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Elmshorn, and 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Hamburg.
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Wedel is located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 53.5837 latitude, 9.6983 longitude.
Wedel has a population of approximately 34,912 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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Hamburg's famous zoo pioneering open-air enclosures without bars since 1907, with a tropical aquarium.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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Hamburg's bustling floating landing piers on the Elbe, the gateway to harbour cruises and the historic St. Pauli waterfront.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Hamburg's stunning concert hall rising like a glass wave atop a former cocoa warehouse on the Elbe, with a free public plaza offering harbour views.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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The world's largest warehouse district built on timber-pile foundations, a UNESCO site of red-brick Neo-Gothic buildings laced with canals.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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The world's largest model railway exhibition in Hamburg's Speicherstadt, with over 16,000 metres of track spanning miniature continents.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Museum of rare prototypes and racing cars focused on Porsche and Volkswagen history in Hamburg's HafenCity.
20 km · about 25 min drive
national park
A vast purple-blossoming heathland nature reserve, magical when the heather blooms in late summer and crossed by car-free trails.
52 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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