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| Goeppingen | ||
| federal state | Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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| Residents | 57.558 (2019) | |
| height | 323 m | |
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Goeppingen is a city in Baden-Wuerttemberg.
background
Göppingen is the capital of the district of the same name and is located in the Filstal in the foothills of the Alb. Göppingen was first mentioned in a document from 1154 Staufer Kaiser Friedrich Barbarossa mentioned. Göppingen has belonged to Württemberg since 1274. Today the city of Göppingen includes seven other districts in addition to the core city.
getting there
By plane
The nearest airport is Stuttgart.
By train
Göppingen is on the route of the Filstalbahnthat of Stuttgart above Esslingen through the Filstal via Göppingen and Geislingen an der Steige to Ulm leads. in the 1 Göppingen train station EC and IC trains stop, ICEs run through and stop in Stuttgart and Ulm.
By bus
Göppingen is approached by long-distance buses. The 2 Long-distance bus stop in Göppingen is located on Jahnstrasse at the south exit of the train station.
In the street
- The B10 from Stuttgart runs past the southern edge of Göppingen in the direction of Ulm.
- The B297 of Kirchheim unter Teck goes through the city and further direction Lorch
- To the highway A8
58 Aichelberg can be reached in a southerly direction on the L1214.
mobility
The is about 100 meters from the train station 3 Bus station (ZOB). All buses in the Göppingen district stop here. From here, individual lines lead into the surroundings in a star shape. The ticket is purchased from the bus driver at the front. The prices depend on the number of zones that you drive through. The city center counts as one zone (price: € 1.70, children from 6 to 14 years: € 1.40). If you want to go to Bartenbach, Wannenhof, Eislingen, Holzheim, Jebenhausen or Faurndau from here, you pay for two zones (€ 2.35, children: € 1.70). (Prices based on 2013)
There is a night bus at 12:20 a.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Cycling is possible if you move within the city center or stay in the Filstal. Otherwise, there are climbs on the route both in the north and in the south for those who are not exactly sporty. There are parking spaces for bicycles at the train station.
There are of course also taxis at the train station.
Tourist Attractions
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples
- 1 Oberhofenkirche, Ziegelstraße, open Wed-Sun 2-5 p.m.
- Possibly 2 City Church at Pfarrstrasse 45
- 3 Faurndau Collegiate Church, late Romanesque
Castles, chateaus and palaces
- 4 Hohenstaufen castle ruins on the Hohenstaufen
- 5 Göppingen Castle in renaissance style, today district court. It is open Mon-Fri from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Buildings
- Town hall in the classical style
- 6 Adelberger Kornhaus, today the city library
- Royal stables near the castle
Museums
- 7 Märklin world of experience, Stuttgarter Strasse 2, 73037 Göppingen. Tel.: (0)7161 608 289. Open: Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.-6 p.m., closed on public holidays.Price: 10 €.
- 8 Museum in the Storchen, Wühlestr. 36, 73033 Göppingen. Tel.: (0)7161 686375, Fax: (0)7161 650195, Email: [email protected]. Exhibits from city history, Filstal, Staufer times.Open: Tue-Sat 1 p.m.-5 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Price: adults € 1.50, free up to 18 years.
- 9 Municipal Natural History Museum, in the Alte Badherberge Jebenhausen, Boller Straße 102, 73035 Göppingen. Tel.: (0)7161 4742, Fax: (0)7161 650 195, Email: [email protected]. Open: mid-Apr-early. Nov Wed, Sat 1 pm-5pm, Sun 11 am-5pm.Price: adults € 1.50, free up to 18 years.
- 10 Documentation room for Hohenstaufen history, Kaiserbergstrasse 22, 73037 Göppingen-Hohenstaufen. Tel.: (0)7165 8736, Fax: (0)7161 650 195, Email: [email protected]. Open: 15 March-15 November daily 10-12, 13-17.Price: Adults € 1, free up to 18 years.
- 11 Jewish Museum Göppingen, Boller Str. 82, 73035 Göppingen-Jebenhausen. Tel.: (0)7161 44600, Fax: (0)7161 650 195, Email: [email protected]. Open: Wed, Sat 1 pm-5pm, Sun 11 am-5pm.Price: Entry € 1, free up to 18 years.
- 12 MuSeele, in the attic of the old bath house / clinic Christophsbad, Faurndauer Straße 6-28, 73035 Göppingen. Tel.: (0)7161 601 9712, Email: [email protected]. Open: Wed from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Sun from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Guided tours are also possible outside of the opening times by appointment.Price: adults € 1, guided tours an additional € 25.
Streets and squares
Major roads in the city are in the north-south direction Lorcher Strasse / Jebenhäuser Strasse west and Poststrasse east of the city center. The runs south of the city center and the Fils Jahnstrasse. About the Stuttgarter Strasse if you leave the city to the west, over the Ulmer Strasse eastward. Bundesstraße 10 runs in four lanes through the southern urban area and can be reached from west to east via the junctions at the Öde, Heininger Straße and Holzheim. The Autobahn 8 can be reached via Jebenhäusener Strasse (L1214).
Important places are:
- Marktstrasse / main street with market square: forms the center of Göppingen and the pedestrian zone with the town hall
- Schillerplatz: west of the market square on the main street, weekly market
- Place at the corner of Grabenstrasse / Schulstrasse: small space with seating under beautiful chestnut trees
Parks
- Oberhofenpark and Mörikeanlage on Mörikestrasse
- Park on Blumestrasse in the East
- Shock lake facility in the Reusch at the Hohenstaufenhalle
- Park at the castle on Burgstrasse
activities
shop
- In the city there are houses of various big fashion chains: C&A, H&M, New Yorker, Esprit.
- East of the city center there is a large supermarket with a Kaufland, west an Edeka, both about 5 minutes to the market square (city center).
kitchen
There are many bakeries and kebab shops for those who are hungry. The Dietz at the central bus station is also known.
nightlife
Cheap
- Zille, Pub in Querstraße 4, centrally located, table football and billiards, smoking and non-smoking area, great landlord, who has the cheapest beer price in Göppingen, music: rock / hard rock
- Beer academy opposite Dietz, in summer with a kind of beer garden, slot machines
- Writer's Irish Pub in Kirchstrasse 25, often very busy, prices ok, but also a great program (pub quiz on Wednesday evenings, English film evenings), snacks
- nightmare, Pub, formerly near the bus station across from the Dietz. Now in Marktstrasse 1 by the train station on the ground floor and first floor
- final destination, Cafebar in Grabenstrasse above the bus station (ZOB)
Medium:
- Moloko, is no longer quite in the city center (corner of Stuttgarter / Lorcher)
- Mayers Lounge, centrally located (Hauptstraße 5), modern furnishings
- Rock Cafe, spacious bar, with food also in the evening, in summer also good to sit outside, at EM or World Cup public viewing
- City pool, opposite Hotel Apostel, centrally located, two billiard tables in a separate smoking room, modernly furnished main room, with a beautiful view of the streets of the city center
- Club Lion at the train station
- Cypress Club, Discotheque in the Stauferpark
- Club Rouge, Discotheque, also in the Stauferpark
accommodation
Cheap
medium
- 1 Hotel Hohenstaufen, Freihofstrasse 64, 73033 Göppingen. Tel.: (0)7161 6700.
Upscale
- 2 Hotel Burg Staufeneck, Staufeneck, 73084 Salach. Tel.: (0)7162 933440. luxurious castle hotel with spa, star cuisine and a great view over the Filstal.Price: €€€.
Learn
- University location of the HS Esslingen
Work
security
health
1 Alb Fils Clinics, Eichertstrasse 3, 73035 Göppingen. Tel.: (0)7161 64-0. Clinic with 24/7 open emergency room.Open: 0-24.
Practical advice
2 I point in the town hall, Hauptstrasse 1, 73033 Göppingen. Tel.: (0)7161 650292, Fax: (0)7161 650299, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu until 6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
trips
- Stuttgart
- Ulm
- Schwäbisch Gmünd
- Urweltmuseum Hauff in Holzmaden
literature
Web links
- http://www.goeppingen.de - Official website of Göppingen
- Museums in Göppingen
