Gleiberg Volcano
#1078 among destinations in Germany
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Gleiberg is a hill and extinct volcano in Hesse, Germany. ()
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Nearby attractions include: Mathematikum, Stadttheater Gießen, Botanical Garden, Dünsberg.
Museum, Specialty museum, Science museumMathematikum, Gießen
70 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...
Concerts and shows, TheaterStadttheater Gießen, Gießen
72 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.
Botanical garden, Garden, ParkBotanical Garden, Gießen
69 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, HillDünsberg
87 min walk • Dünsberg is a hill slightly northwest of Gießen in Hesse, Germany. At 498 meters in height, it is the highest mountain in the Gießen and Wetzlar area. On the southern slope of the hill, grave mounds were found from the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. Fortification systems of the hill are detectable from the Urnfield period.
MuseumGießkannenmuseum, Gießen
69 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...
Music venue, ChurchChurch of St. John, Gießen
72 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.
View point, Event spaceLahnfenster, Gießen
58 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...
Forts and castlesBurg Gleiberg, Wettenberg
1 min walk • Gleiberg Castle with the surrounding village of Gleiberg is a namesake part of Krofdorf-Gleiberg and belongs to the municipality of Wettenberg in the district of Giessen in Hesse.
Forts and castlesAltes Schloss, Gießen
68 min walk • Altes Schloss - the castle in Gießen, was founded in the 12th century by the count from Gleiberg. Then a new castle was added, which is located on the other side of the Brandtplatz Parking Square, which divides both buildings. Near the old castle there is a botanical garden from the 17th century, the oldest existing in Germany.
Monuments and statuesDie drei Schwätzer, Gießen
70 min walk • The Three Chatterers are a bronze sculpture created by Karl-Henning Seemann in the central Hessian city of Giessen. They stand in the inner-city pedestrian zone at the junction of Plockstraße and Seltersweg.
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