Amid great weather, crowds of visitors and (most important of all) a carnival atmosphere, Siegen celebrated its old town on 12 September. All kinds of things were happening around… MORE

Until now, the main campus of the University of Siegen has perched on a 500-metre hill in the district of Weidenau; some refer to it as ‘education hill’, others call it the ‘ivory… MORE

Siegen is full of attractive spots, many of which are within the city centre area and easily reached on foot from the main station. The steepest pedestrianised zone in Germany… MORE

Two hearts beat in the breast of Siegen: the historic heart of the Oberstadt on the Siegberg, and the more youthful shopping and commercial heart of the Unterstadt in the Siegtal… MORE

… three words that sum up the charms of Siegen. In a city surrounded by countryside with a river running through it, flowering riverbanks in the heart of town exude a very special… MORE

How did Siegen’s Herrengarten get its name? Given the almost total absence of any sign of a garden, many people have surely asked themselves that very question over the years. What… MORE

The Upper Castle, or Oberes Schloss, stands atop the 307-metre Siegberg. How long it has stood there is uncertain; texts from the Middle Ages point to the presence of a castle… MORE