City tour: From village to city - Knowledge in transition

City tour through the town center of Wissen an der Sieg - Buildings, people, and stories

The railway connection changed everything: From the small village of Wissen, a significant mining and industrial location emerged in the 19th and 20th centuries. We start the 2-hour, 2.5 km tour with a view of the “kulturWERKwissen.” Here, Alfredhütte, Sandberg, and the rolling mill once shaped the city's image. The brewery's history comes alive at the Germania Hotel.

Next, we continue to the director's villa from the early 20th century on Heisterstraße and through the former rolling mill settlement on Hockelbachstraße.

Through the multi-generational park “Steinbuschanlage,” we reach “Hüll.” A historic street that tells of trade and freight wagons. From there, we walk to the Catholic Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and further to the market room. Here we learn about a spectacular divorce case in the mid-19th century, involving Sophie Countess of Hatzfeldt and Ferdinand Lassalle.

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Duration: approx. 2 hours
Distance: 2.5 km, barrier-free
Tour guide: Dagmar Ueckerseifer
Registration/Appointment request: Tourist Information Wisserland (see contact)
Cost: 6 € per person, children up to 14 years free, maximum number of participants 20 people
The tour can be booked for groups. For groups under 10 paying participants, a flat fee of 60 € for the tour is to be paid.

Participation in all tours is at your own risk!