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Messel Pit Fossil Site

Also known as Messel pit

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Messel Pit Fossil Site is about 20 km south of Frankfurt. The nearest other World Heritage site is Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt, about 8 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Frankfurt · about 2,895,000 peopleabout 20 km north
  • Mainz · about 185,000 peopleabout 35 km west
  • Wiesbaden · about 617,000 peopleabout 40 km north-west
  • Mannheim · about 2,362,000 peopleabout 50 km south-west
  • Heidelberg · about 427,000 peopleabout 55 km south
  • Gießen · about 82,000 peopleabout 75 km north
Messel Pit Fossil SiteFrankfurtWiesbadenMainzMathildenhöhe DarmstadtAbbey and Altenmünster of LorschUpper Middle Rhine Valley20 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Messel Pit Fossil Site and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesMathildenhöhe Darmstadt1Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch2Speyer Cathedral3ShUM Sites4Upper Middle Rhine Valley5Messel Pit Fossil Site
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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