Giessen Old Castle
Giessen Old Castle is a castle in Gießen, Giessen, Hesse which is located on Brandplatz. Giessen Old Castle is situated nearby to Oberhessisches Museum, as well as near the marketplace Gießener Wochenmarkt.Photo: Emha, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Castle in Germany
- Address: Brandplatz 2, Gießen, 35390
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Watering Can Museum and Botanischer Garten Gießen.
Botanischer Garten Gießen
Garden
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. Botanischer Garten Gießen is situated 150 metres east of Giessen Old Castle.
Theater Gießen
Theater building
Photo: Stefan2901, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Theater Gießen is situated 290 metres south of Giessen Old Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Annerod and Linden.
Annerod
Village
Photo: Cherubino, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 5 km east of Giessen Old Castle.
Linden
Village
Photo: Cherubino, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 7 km south of Giessen Old Castle.
Giessen Old Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gießen, Giessen, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.58686° or 50° 35′ 13″ northLongitude
8.67661° or 8° 40′ 36″ eastInception
1300Open location code
9F2CHMPG+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 26556724OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q439545
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Giessen Old Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Altes Schloss (Gießen)”
- German: “Altes Schloss”
- German: “Landgräfliche Burg (Altes Schloss)”
- German: “Landgräfliche Burg Gießen”
- Polish: “Zamek w Giessen”
- Polish: “Zamek w Gießen”
- Turkish: “Giessen Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oberhessisches Museum and Gießener Wochenmarkt.
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