Neues Schloss
Landgrave Philipp the ‘Magnanimous’ had the new castle constructed between 1533 and 1539. From 1650 onwards it served as the university chancellery as well as the local courthouse. The castle was restored between 1899 and 1907 and has housed the Department of Geography at Justus-Liebig University since 1965.
ground floor
The ground floor of the Neues Schloss building houses staff offices as well as seminar rooms NeS-S1 and NeS-S2. The Department's largest seminar room (NeS-S1) is used for courses as well as for all other events (e.g., conferences, receptions) and celebrations.
Floor plan, ground floor
first floor
The first floor of the New Building houses the offices of three professors and their staff. The office of Prof. Dr. Dittmann (Human Geography and Development Research Research Group) is located in the left wing of the floor. On the right-hand side are the offices of Prof. Luterbacher, PhD (Climatology, Climate Dynamics, and Climate Change Research Group) and Prof. Dr. Schneider (Climate-Environment-Human Relationships Research Group).
Floor plan, first floor
- from the Giessen train station, take bus number 2, 5, or 24 to "Marktplatz"
- on foot: Giessen train station > Department of Geography (approx. 20min). See map above for directions
By car:
- from Dortmund, take the A45 (Exit - Wetzlar-Ost)>B49>B429 (Exit GI-West, Stadtmitte), to enter Giessen via "Nordanlage"
- from Erfurt or Kassel, take the A5 (Exit - Reiskirchen)>B49 to enter Giessen via "Berliner Platz"
- from Frankfurt, take the A5 (from Gambacher Kreuz)>A45 (from Giessener Suedkreuz)>A485 (Dreieck Bergwerkswald)>B49>B429 (Exit GI-West, Stadtmitte) to enter Giessen via "Nordanlage"
Administration│ Premises and Location│ Schlossgasse│ Didactics of Geography
Image sources: photo: "Neues Schloss": JLU / Hessen Agentur / Florian Trykowski; maps: JLU / Department of Geography