Siegen is a relatively small city with about 100 000 inhabitants in the region North Rhine-Westfalia in Germany, situated between the two major German cities of Cologne and Frankfurt. The city is located in a picturesque area along the small river Sieg among the green forested hills of Sauerland, Rothaargebirge and Westerwald. Siegen hosts an university with about 19 000 students and 2000 employees. In particular, the University of Siegen is well known for its large theoretical flavour physics group with around 40 members.
Below are several pictures, in order to get an impression of Siegen and its surroundings.
Nikolaikirche with a "coronet" (Krönchen)
The Krönchen, one of the symbols of Siegen
The Upper Castle ("Oberes Schloss")
A view of the city from the observation deck at the Upper Castle ("Oberes Schloss")
The Lower Castle ("Unteres Schloss") and the conference hall of Siegen University
The two mascots of Siegen, Henner and Frieder
Poststrasse, a little cosy street with cafes and restaurants
In the old city ("Altstadt")
In the park near the Upper Castle
Impressions of Freudenberg, a small nearby town 15 km in the west of Siegen
A bison in the nearby forests
