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Gießen
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Giessen is a Hesse university town on the Lahn River, where Justus Liebig University's 37,000 students make up a large share of the population. Its center holds Germany's oldest botanical garden on its original site and the hands-on Mathematikum museum, with half-timbered streets around the Seltersweg strip.
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Giessen is a Hesse university town on the Lahn River, where Justus Liebig University's 37,000 students make up a large share of the population. Its center holds Germany's oldest botanical garden on its original site and the hands-on Mathematikum museum, with half-timbered streets around the Seltersweg strip.
Country: GermanyLanguage: GermanCurrency: Euro (EUR)Time zone: CET (UTC+1)
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Giessen is a Hesse university town on the Lahn River, where Justus Liebig University's 37,000 students make up a large share of the population. Its center holds Germany's oldest botanical garden on its original site and the hands-on Mathematikum museum, with half-timbered streets around the Seltersweg strip.
Best forUniversity-town culture, science museums and botanical gardens
When to goLate spring through early autumn for mild weather and open-air sights
Getting aroundWalkable center; dense SWG/RMV bus network; Nextbike rentals; trains to Frankfurt
Where to stayInner ring road (Anlagenring) area for the Seltersweg strip and old core on foot
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