Giessen: Liebig's Laboratory, Lahn University City, and Central Hessen's Student Hub
Giessen has a population around 74,000 and sits on the Lahn river in central Hessen. The Justus-Liebig-Universitaet, named after the chemist who invented the modern chemistry laboratory here in the 1820s, has around 28,000 students. Liebig's Laboratorium is preserved as a museum. The Mathematikum, the world's first interactive mathematics museum, draws visitors who might otherwise never enter a maths building.
The Botanischer Garten, founded in 1609, is one of Germany's oldest. Giessen was heavily damaged in the Second World War; the rebuilt city centre is functional rather than attractive. The Seltersweg is the main shopping street. The city has a high student-to-resident ratio, giving it a youthful character. The Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen adds further academic weight. Giessen lies midway between Frankfurt (60 kilometres south) and Marburg (30 kilometres north). Adult companionship follows Hessen's regulatory approach.
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Giessen has a population around 74,000 and sits on the Lahn river in central Hessen. The Justus-Liebig-Universitaet, named after the chemist who invented the modern chemistry laboratory here in the 1820s, has around 28,000 students. Liebig's Laboratorium is preserved as a museum. The Mathematikum, the world's first interactive mathematics museum, draws visitors who might otherwise never enter a maths building.
The Botanischer Garten, founded in 1609, is one of Germany's oldest. Giessen was heavily damaged in the Second World War; the rebuilt city centre is functional rather than attractive. The Seltersweg is the main shopping street. The city has a high student-to-resident ratio, giving it a youthful character. The Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen adds further academic weight. Giessen lies midway between Frankfurt (60 kilometres south) and Marburg (30 kilometres north). Adult companionship follows Hessen's regulatory approach.
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