Gießen

Worth seeing in and around Gießen

10 places 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.

1. 01
   University of Giessen

   University of Giessen, official name Justus Liebig University Giessen, is a large public research university in Giessen, Hesse, Germany. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the German-speaking world.

   700 m · public university in Giessen, Hesse, Germany · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

   The Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences is a German University of Applied Sciences for bachelor's and master's studies with campuses in the Central Hessian cities of Giessen, Friedberg, and Wetzlar, as well as satellite locations in Bad Hersfeld, Bad Wildungen, Bad Vilbel, Biedenkopf, Limburg an der Lahn, and Frankenberg. It fulfils an important regional function with its location between the Frankfurt Rhine-Main region, and northern Hesse.

   1.2 km · University of Applied Sciences in Hesse, Germany · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Mathematikum

   The Mathematikum is a science museum, located in Gießen, Germany, which offers a huge variety of mathematical hands-on exhibits. It was founded by Albrecht Beutelspacher, a German mathematician.

   200 m · museum in Giessen, Germany · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Botanischer Garten Gießen

   The Botanischer Garten Gießen, more formally the Botanischer Garten der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, is a historic botanical garden maintained by the University of Giessen. It is the oldest botanical garden in Germany still at its original site, with an entrance at Senckenbergstraße 6, Gießen, Hesse, Germany.

   900 m · botanical garden · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Akademischer Forstgarten Gießen

   The Akademischer Forstgarten Gießen is a historic arboretum and botanical garden in the Schiffenberger Wald on Schiffenberger Weg, Gießen, Hesse, Germany. It opens daily with free admission.

   4.4 km · botanical garden · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Theater Giessen

   The Theater Gießen, official name Stadttheater Gießen, is a theatre in Gießen, Germany, a cultural center for the university city and the region. The main building was designed in Neo-classical style with influences of Jugendstil by architects Fellner & Helmer and completed in 1906.

   800 m · theatre and opera house in Giessen, Germany · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Sporthalle Gießen-Ost

   Sporthalle Gießen-Ost is an indoor sporting arena located in Gießen, Germany. The gym was built in the 1960s both as the gym of a nearby high school as well as the gym for the city's professional basketball team, the Giessen 46ers.

   1.9 km · indoor sporting arena located in Gießen, Germany · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Gleiberg

   Gleiberg is a hill and extinct volcano in Hesse, Germany. It is located directly north of the city of Gießen and has been extinct since the tertiary period.

   4.2 km · mountain · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Vetzberg

   Vetzberg is a hill and extinct volcano of Hesse, Germany.

   5.4 km · mountain in Germany · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Waldstadion

    Waldstadion is a 4,999-capacity stadium located in Giessen, Germany. It is home to FC Gießen.

    2.7 km · stadium in Giessen, Germany · Wikipedia

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Things to do

There is a boat rental that offers pedal boats and canoes on the river Lahn. Both short rentals and day trips are possible. One can enjoy the nature of the Lahn valley on a 5- to 6-hour trip to Wetzlar.

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Where to eat

University cafeterias. The cafeterias of JLU and THM are operated by Studierendenwerk Gießen. Everyone can eat there but you need to ask at the cash desk for a black MensaCard for guests for payment. They are scattered across the city and offer lunch. The main cafeteria at Otto-Behagel-Straße also offers dinner. The vegetarian options are good, vegan options also exist. Adria, Frankfurter Straße 30.

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Getting to Gießen

Airports

Frankfurt Main (FRA), 62 km · Kassel (KSF), 106 km · Cologne Bonn (CGN), 112 km

Stations

Gießen station, 600 m · Dutenhofen station, 5.2 km

• Frankfurt am Main → Gießen

  52 km · quickest by road, 1h 8m · €7–10
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• Calden → Gießen

  7578 km · quickest by air, 19h 5m · ₹89,010–1,37,900
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• Köln (Cologne) → Gießen

  127 km · quickest by road, 2h 17m · €16–23
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