University of Giessen, Gießen

Name: University of Giessen
Address: Gießen, Germany

#11 among attractions in Gießen

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University of Giessen, official name Justus Liebig University Giessen, is a large public research university in Giessen, Hesse, Germany. It is named after its most famous faculty member, Justus von Liebig, the founder of modern agricultural chemistry and inventor of artificial fertiliser. It covers the areas of arts/humanities, business, dentistry, economics, law, medicine, science, social sciences, and veterinary medicine. Its university hospital, which has two sites, Giessen and Marburg, is the only private university hospital in Germany. ()

Local name: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen Established: 1607 (417 years ago)Coordinates: 50°34'50"N, 8°40'38"E

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University of Giessen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

0.5 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, Science museum
Mathematikum, Gießen
13 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...
~1310 ftN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Stadttheater Gießen, Gießen
7 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.
0.4 miN
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Botanical Garden, Gießen
11 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.
0.4 miN
Museum
Gießkannenmuseum, Gießen
11 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...
0.5 miW
50°34'51"N • 8°39'59"E
Liebig Museum, Gießen
13 min walk • Museum, Science museum, Specialty museum
~1150 ftNW
Music venue, Church
Church of St. John, Gießen
6 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.
0.7 miNW
View point, Event space
Lahnfenster, Gießen
19 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...
0.4 miN
Forts and castles
Altes Schloss, Gießen
12 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.
~1550 ftNW
Monuments and statues
Die drei Schwätzer, Gießen
8 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.
0.9 miE
50°34'34"N • 8°41'43"E
Universitätsbibliothek, Gießen
22 min walk • Library
0.8 miSE
50°34'33"N • 8°41'36"E
Dezentrale Fachbibliothek Geschichte, Gießen
20 min walk • Library

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Which popular attractions are close to University of Giessen?

Nearby attractions include Church of St. John, Gießen (6 min walk), Stadttheater Gießen, Gießen (7 min walk), Die drei Schwätzer, Gießen (8 min walk), Gießkannenmuseum, Gießen (11 min walk).

How to get to University of Giessen by public transport?

The nearest stations to University of Giessen:

Bus

Uni-Hauptgebäude • Lines: 11, 378, 379, Saturn (1 min walk)
Liebigschule • Lines: 13, 3, 310, 372, 375, 377, 6, 800, 802, Gi-43 (4 min walk)

Train

Gießen Oswaldsgarten (17 min walk)
Gießen (17 min walk)