Experience SWG up close
If you would like to find out more about Stadtwerke Gießen and take a look behind the scenes of energy generation and water production, you can do so on a guided tour. We offer these tours free of charge for groups and schools within our supply area.
Find out more about our various guided tours and get in touch with us!
Overview of the guided tours
We offer guided tours of our premises in Lahnstraße for school classes from our supply area. We will introduce you to the following stations:
- Training centre
- local transport control centre and
- central workshop.
Meeting point: Foyer of our main building in Lahnstraße
Address: Lahnstraße 31, 35398 Giessen
Suitability: School classes from year 5, adult groups
Duration: 2 hours
Number of participants: minimum 20 and maximum 35 people per appointment
Start of guided tours: Mondays to Thursdays from 9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.
Thermal residue treatment and energy utilisation plants
Our TREA I and II (Thermal Residue Treatment and Energy Utilisation Plants) show how materials can be put to good use a second time. See for yourself. We offer guided tours of TREA I and II as part of our eco-tours. It is suitable for adult groups and school classes from our supply area.
Meeting point: Foyer of our main building at Lahnstraße 31 in Giessen. A bus transfer to and from TREA I and II is organised.
Address: Lahnstraße 31, 35398 Giessen
Suitability: School classes from year 7, adult groups
Duration: 2.5 to 3 hours
Number of participants: minimum 20 and maximum 35 people per date
Start of guided tours: Mondays to Thursdays from 9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.
Biogas plants are currently being criticised. See for yourself why our biogas plant differs favourably from others and therefore makes ecological and economic sense. On a guided tour of our Buseck biogas plant, which we offer as part of our eco-tours for adult groups and school classes from our supply area.
Meeting point: Foyer of our main building at Lahnstraße 31 in Giessen. A bus transfer to and from the biogas plant is organised.
Address: Lahnstraße 31, 35398 Giessen
Suitability: School classes from year 7, adult groups
Duration: 2.5 hours
Number of participants: minimum 20 and maximum 35 people per date
Start of guided tours: Mondays to Thursdays from 9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.
A guided tour of our Queckborn waterworks will give you an insight into the exciting world of drinking water production and treatment. We offer this tour for adult groups and school classes from our supply area.
Suitability: School classes from primary school upwards, adult groups
Duration: 2 hours (plus travelling time)
Number of participants: minimum 20 and maximum 35 people per date
Start of guided tours: Mondays to Thursdays from 9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.
The guided tour gives you an insight into training at Stadtwerke Gießen. You will receive information about training and get to know the training centre.
Suitability: School classes from year 8 onwards
Duration: 2 hours
Meeting point: Foyer of our main building in Lahnstraße
Address: Lahnstraße 31, 35398 Giessen
Number of participants: minimum 15 and maximum 25 people per date
Start of the guided tours: Mondays to Thursdays from 9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.
The guided tour gives you a theoretical and practical insight into training at Stadtwerke Gießen. Here you will receive information on all aspects of training and get to know the training centre through manual activities.
Meeting point: Foyer of our main building in Lahnstraße
Address: Lahnstraße 31, 35398 Giessen
Suitability: School classes from year 8 onwards
Duration: 3-4 hours
Number of participants: minimum 15 and maximum 25 people per appointment
Start of guided tours: Mondays to Thursdays from 9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.