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Schlosspark Oberes Schloss Siegen

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Schlosspark Oberes Schloss Siegen

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Location: Siegen, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. St. Nicholas' Church (Nikolaikirche) Siegen – Upper Castle (Oberes Schloss) Siegen loop from Siegen Hauptbahnhof

16.1km

04:33

330m

Expert hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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2. St. Nicholas' Church (Nikolaikirche) Siegen – Upper Castle (Oberes Schloss) Siegen loop from Siegen Hauptbahnhof

16.3km

04:36

330m

Expert hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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3. St. Nicholas' Church (Nikolaikirche) Siegen – Upper Castle (Oberes Schloss) Siegen loop from Siegen

3.35km

00:57

80m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

April 1, 2018

"... The historic park was divided into several parts: the flower garden bordered the Sack and Witches' Tower - prisoners were imprisoned in both towers, and a drawbridge behind the castle chapel led to this flower garden, from which a gate led into the Great Garden In the immediate vicinity of the Upper Castle was the Jesuit College with its church and garden, and in front of the castle was the Hasengarten and the Zeughaus, which has since been converted into a student residence.

Today the castle park is characterized on the one hand by numerous old trees and on the other hand by the colorful, flowering beds, because it was created as a ornamental garden. With about 60,000 tulips, the annual flowerage begins in the castle park in spring. The flowers are grown in the city's own nursery and exchanged three times a year. Between the flowers and trees contemporary sculptures are exhibited in the park: Peter Rubens, born in Siegen in 1577, recalls the Rubens fountain with a sculpture by the sculptor Hermann Kuhmichel. Under a tent roof in the southern part of the castle park, a varied cultural program with concerts and plays takes place in summer. ... "
gaerten-in-westfalen.de/die-gaerten-parks/suedwestfalen/schlosspark-siegen-oberes-schloss

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Karl unterwegs 🥾🚲

July 8, 2022

Beautifully landscaped park/garden 👍

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Irmgard macht Meter

July 12, 2022

An impressively landscaped garden

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Location: Siegen, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Schlosspark Oberes Schloss Siegen

1. St. Nicholas' Church (Nikolaikirche) Siegen – Upper Castle (Oberes Schloss) Siegen loop from Siegen Hauptbahnhof

2. St. Nicholas' Church (Nikolaikirche) Siegen – Upper Castle (Oberes Schloss) Siegen loop from Siegen Hauptbahnhof

3. St. Nicholas' Church (Nikolaikirche) Siegen – Upper Castle (Oberes Schloss) Siegen loop from Siegen

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