Geislingen an der Steige
Geislingen an der Steige is surrounded by the heights of the Swabian Alb and embedded in 5 valleys.

Geislingen an der Steige is surrounded by the heights of the Swabian Alb and embedded in 5 valleys. It is a town in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The name relates to its location "on the climb" of a trade route over the Swabian Jura mountain range. It is in the southeast of the Stuttgart region about 50 km from Stuttgart and 27 km from Ulm. It is the second largest city in the district of Göppingen. The city is characterized by a grown industry and attractive surroundings of the Swabian Albtrauf adventure region - this creates a positive environment for regionally and internationally oriented companies. Geislingen's economic significance lies above all in the steel and metal goods processing and automotive supply sectors.
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Worth seeing in and around Geislingen an der Steige
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Helfenstein Castle
Helfenstein Castle represents the remnants of the fortified castle Helfenstein of the counts of Helfenstein located above the city of Geislingen an der Steige, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was destroyed in 1552.
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Getting to Geislingen an der Steige
- Airports
- Stuttgart (STR), 45 km · Memmingen Allgau (FMM), 77 km · Bodensee Friedrichshafen (FDH), 109 km
- Stations
- Geislingen (Steige) station, 1.1 km
- Stuttgart → Geislingen an der Steige51 km · quickest by road, 1h 18m · €6–8
- Memmingen → Geislingen an der Steige76 km · quickest by road, 1h 38m · €9–13
- Friedrichshafen → Geislingen an der Steige111 km · quickest by road, 2h 47m · €14–19
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Geislingen an der Steige is 51 km from Stuttgart, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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