Why visit Wissen
Townapedia lists 39 museums and landmarks, 10 parks and trails, 36 places to eat, 7 places to stay and 8 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Kucksberg, Deutsches Raiffeisenmuseum, Kulturwerk Wissen and Moorwiese bei Vosswinkel.
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About Wissen
Wissen (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪsn̩] ) is a town in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approximately 12 km northeast of Altenkirchen.
From the Wikipedia article Wissen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do8
Museums and landmarks39
Deutsches Raiffeisenmuseum
Museum · 4.7 km
10 Raiffeisenstraße, Hamm (Sieg)
Mo-Fr 08:30-13:00, Mo-We 14:00-16:00, Th,Su[1] 14:00-18:00; PH off
Schloss Schönstein
Monument and historic site · 1.2 km
5 Schloßhof, Wissen
"Schmierstation" der Seilbahn der Grube Sankt Andreas Bitzen
Monument and historic site · 3.9 km
27 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds10
Restaurants and cafes36
Hehl's BackStop
Bakery · 4.3 km
27 Koblenzer Straße, Bruchertseifen
Mo-Fr 05:30-18:30; Sa 06:00-17:30; Su 08:00-17:30
Lotus-Express Restaurant
Restaurant · Vietnamese · 4.7 km
6 Siegstraße, Hamm (Sieg)
Tu-Su 11:30-15:00, 17:00-22:00; Mo off
Backhaus Pieroth
Cafe
Bäckerei mit Café
Mo-Fr 06:00-18:00; Sa 06:00-13:00; Su,PH 07:30-17:00
Landgasthof Cordes
Restaurant · Regional · 4.6 km
13 Steckensteiner Straße, Mittelhof
Mo,We-Sa 16:00+, Su,PH 10:30+
Phuc-Loc China Thai Restaurant
Restaurant · Chinese, Thai
97a Im Kreuztal, Wissen
Tu-Su 11:30-15:00, Tu-Sa 17:30-22:00, Su 17:00-22:00
Calimero
Restaurant · Pizza
Tu-Sa 11:00-13:30,17:30-22:30; Mo closed; Su,PH 17:00-22:30
24 more on the map.
History
The name Wissen first appeared in the records in 1013 in a document now in the State Archives of Hanover. The original settlement was founded in 1048 during the second period of settlement in the woodland clearings on the perimeter of the Archbishopric of Cologne and was called "Wisnerofanc".
The lords of Arenberg, burgraves of Electoral Cologne, were given territorial lordship in 1176. After the family died out in 1280, the Archbishopric of Cologne acquired the parish of Wissen on the left bank of the river Sieg as a redeemed fief. That part of the parish on the right hand side of the Sieg remained in the hands of the lords of Wildenburg, whose Werther line of the House of Hatzfeld later also gained that part of Wissen on the left bank as a fief.
In 1803-1815 the two halves of the parish went to Nassau; later they were united under Prussian reign and Wissen became the seat of a Bürgermeisterei. In the 19th century, its communications links were considerably improved and bigger industries moved to Wissen. On 19 April 1969, Wissen received town rights. The incorporation of the three hitherto independent municipalities Elbergrund, Köttingerhöhe and Schönstein followed on 7 June 1969.
The table below shows the growth of the population from 1871-1987 based on censuses.
From the History section of Wissen on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay7
Churches and places of worship14
St. Elisabeth
Church · Roman Catholic · 5.2 km
203 Hauptstraße, Birken-Honigsessen
Shopping12
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare5
Map of Wissen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Siegerlandflughafen (SGE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 km away.
- Morsbach 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Betzdorf 10 km east, about 10 min by car
- Waldbröl 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
- Freudenberg 16 km northeast, about 16 min by car
- Neunkirchen 19 km east, about 19 min by car
- Nümbrecht 19 km northwest, about 19 min by car
- Ruppichteroth 19 km west, about 19 min by car
- Eitorf 20 km west, about 20 min by car
- Siegen 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
- Wenden 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Wissen-Schoenstein, Tohma ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Wissen Felsenweg Hermann Kubalski, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wissen Station-2, Velopilger, CC0
- Antoniushaus Wissen um 1915, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Denkmalzone; Bebauung an Kirchplatz, Wissen; Halbmond1, Bernhard P. Görg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Denkmalzone; Bebauung an Kirchplatz, Wissen; Halbmond2, Bernhard P. Görg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteine Wissen Maarstrasse Familie Bär, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Wissen Maarstrasse Heinz Bär, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Wissen Maarstrasse Johanna Bär, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Heisterkapelle (Wissen)-11, Velopilger, CC0
- Heisterkapelle (Wissen)-10, Velopilger, CC0
- Heisterkapelle (Wissen)-2, Velopilger, CC0
- Heisterkapelle (Wissen)-3, Velopilger, CC0
- Heisterkapelle (Wissen)-4, Velopilger, CC0
- Heisterkapelle (Wissen)-5, Velopilger, CC0
- Heisterkapelle (Wissen)-9, Velopilger, CC0
- Heisterkapelle (Wissen)-7, Velopilger, CC0
- Heisterkapelle (Wissen)-6, Velopilger, CC0
- Heisterkapelle (Wissen)-8, Velopilger, CC0
- Stolpersteinlage Wissen Pirzenthaler Strasse, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schloss Schönstein 005b, Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wissen, Kreuzerhöhungskirche, Rauenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Elisabeth Birken-Honigsessen 2009, Elke Wetzig ( Elya ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirche St. Anna in Selbach, Magro83, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hamm (Sieg), katholische Kirche, Rauenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mittelhof, Kirche St. Marien 1, Rauenstein, Public domain
- St. Antonius Krankenhaus 1942, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- St. Antonius Krankenhaus um 1930, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Linie 347 (Ochsenbrücher), Saviour1981, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Linie Ochsenbrücher, Saviour1981, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Linie 296-1 (MB), Saviour1981, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Linie 593 (MB), Saviour1981, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Linie 596 (MB), Saviour1981, CC BY-SA 3.0
- RE9 Siegen, Saviour1981, CC BY-SA 3.0
- RB95 Au (Sieg), Saviour1981, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stolperstein Wissen Maarstrasse Ernst Bär, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, slp_gho, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, slp_gho, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, slp_gho, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, slp_gho, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, troher15, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, michellefritz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, slp_gho, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, slp_gho, CC BY-SA 4.0
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