North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
Wenden is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Olpe, 57km from Schloss Drachenburg.
Wenden is a town located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 5,090, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Wenden 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 Wenden to your route.
Wenden (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛndn̩] ) is a municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It belongs to the Olpe district in the Sauerland. It lies 10 kilometres (6 miles) south of Olpe and 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Siegen.
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Wenden is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 50.9667 latitude, 7.8667 longitude.
Wenden has a population of approximately 5,090 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.
Full driving guide for Germany5 notable places within an hour's drive.
photogenic
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.
7 km · about 15 min drive
museum
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.
35 km · about 40 min drive
castle
A flamboyant 19th-century villa-castle on the Drachenfels above the Rhine, reached by Germany's oldest cogwheel railway.
57 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
57 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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