Giessen nappe, Waldgirmes Forum

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The Giessen nappe is a tectonic nappe in the southeastern part of the Rhenish Massif in western Germany. The nappe is an "alien" unit in the Rhenohercynian zone of the Hercynian orogeny, it was thrusted over the usual slightly metamorphosed Devonian and Carboniferous sedimentary rocks in this zone. ()

Local name: Gießener Decke Coordinates: 50°34'50"N, 8°35'14"E

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Giessen nappe – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mathematikum, Lottehaus, Stadttheater Gießen, Botanical Garden.

3.4 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, Science museum
Mathematikum, Gießen
88 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Gießen, Germany, the Mathematikum opens a fascinating world where mathematics becomes an interactive adventure. This unique museum, the first of its kind in the world, offers visitors of all ages the opportunity to engage with mathematical...
4 miSW
Museum, Historical place
Lottehaus, Wetzlar
103 min walk • The Lottehaus is a museum in Wetzlar, Germany. It was the birthplace of Charlotte Buff, who lived there for the first 20 years of her life until she got married.
4 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Stadttheater Gießen, Gießen
101 min walk • 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.
4 miE
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Botanical Garden, Gießen
101 min walk • 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.
3.3 miSW
50°33'13"N • 8°31'32"E
Cube - DAV Kletterzentrum Wetzlar, Wetzlar
84 min walk • Sport complex, Climbing
3.5 miSW
50°32'23"N • 8°32'29"E
Kletterwald Wetzlar, Wetzlar
89 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Theme park, Amusement park
3.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Gleiberg Volcano
81 min walk • Gleiberg is a hill and extinct volcano in Hesse, Germany.
3.9 miE
Museum
Gießkannenmuseum, Gießen
101 min walk • The Watering Can Museum is a museum for watering cans and other irrigation instruments in the city of Giessen in central Hesse. It was launched in 2011 in the run-up to the State Garden Show Giessen 2014 as a participatory project for citizens...
3.5 miE
50°34'51"N • 8°39'59"E
Liebig Museum, Gießen
89 min walk • Museum, Science museum, Specialty museum
3.8 miE
Music venue, Church
Church of St. John, Gießen
97 min walk • St. John's Church is the largest Protestant church in Giessen, in the district of Giessen in central Hesse, and has the highest steeple of all the churches in Giessen, with a height of 72 meters.
3.6 miE
View point, Event space
Lahnfenster, Gießen
92 min walk • The Lahnfenster Hessen is a water information center on the Lahn in Giessen, operated by the Regierungspräsidium Giessen. The partially underground building offers views of the river through large glass panes, as well as the fish ladder at...