museum
Zollverein Coal Mine
A Bauhaus-styled colliery and UNESCO icon of the Ruhr, now a striking park of red walkways, museums and a winter ice rink.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Werne
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Werne
Werne sits on the route: 10 minutes from Bergkamen, 45km from Zollverein Coal Mine.
Werne is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 31,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bergkamen, about 5 km away.
Werne an der Lippe (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛʁnə] ; Westphalian: Wäen) is a town in the Federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia in the Unna district in Germany. It is located on the southern edge of the Münsterland region near the Ruhrgebiet. The population of Werne was about 30,000 in 2024.
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Within an hour or so of Werne: Zollverein Coal Mine (45 km), Wuppertal Schwebebahn (56 km).
Where is Werne?
Werne is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 5 km from Bergkamen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 30,810
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.6645, 7.6342
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 Werne
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Wuppertal Schwebebahn
The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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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