Gießen, Universitätsstadt
Gießen is a city in North Hesse. The city has about 88,000 inhabitants including 44,000 students, so its infrastructure, shopping and cultural offerings are pretty well adapted to students.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mathematikum and Gießen station.
Mathematikum
Museum
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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.
Gießen station
Railway station
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Gießen railway station is the main railway station in Gießen, Hesse, Germany. The station is a Category 2 station is used by 20,000 passengers daily. The station was opened on 25 August 1850 and is located on the Main-Weser Railway and Dill railway.
Theater Gießen
Theater building
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linden and Annerod.
Linden
Village
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Linden is a town in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 6 km south of Gießen. The town consists of the two parts Großen-Linden and Leihgestern. The Dießenbach, a small brook, flows into the Kleebach in Linden. Linden is situated 6 km south of Gießen, Universitätsstadt.
Annerod
Village
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Annerod is a small village, part of the municipality Fernwald, in Germany between Gießen and Großen-Buseck approximately 70 km north of Frankfurt. Annerod has a population of about 3189 people. Annerod is situated 6 km east of Gießen, Universitätsstadt.
Gießen, Universitätsstadt
- Type: Locality with 89,200 residents
- Also known as: “06531005” and “Giessen, Universitaetsstadt”
- Location: Giessen, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.5849° or 50° 35′ 6″ northLongitude
8.6742° or 8° 40′ 27″ eastPopulation
89,200Elevation
164 metres (538 feet)Open location code
9F2CHMMF+WMGeoNames ID
6559130
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In Other Languages
“Gießen, Universitätsstadt” goes by many names.
- German: “Gießen”
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