Siegen
The Sieg River defines the setting of Siegen — its upper valley cuts through wooded hills, while the city climbs the slopes of southern Westphalia. At the historic centre, the Markt gathers around the Nikolaikirche, a medieval church distinguished by its six-sided ground plan and the gilded Krönchen on its tower, Siegen’s best-known emblem. Streets of gabled and slate-clad buildings trace the compact old town, rebuilt after wartime destruction. Above it stands the Upper Castle, once the residence of the counts of Nassau-Siegen. The painter Peter Paul Rubens was born in Siegen in 1577, a connection recalled by the city’s museum collections. With its university and long metalworking tradition, Siegen remains the urban centre of the Siegerland.
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Siegen sits on the Sieg River in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, where the wooded hills of the Siegerland shape a compact city of valleys and ridges. The city is closely associated with the Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens, who was born here in 1577; the Siegerlandmuseum in the Upper Castle preserves works and material connected with his life. The Upper Castle crowns the old town, while the Lower Castle is another historic focal point and now serves the University of Siegen. Ironworking and mining also helped define the wider Siegerland, a region long linked to ore, forests and industry. Find related webcams in the surrounding Siegerland to build a fuller picture of Siegen and its hills.
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