Recreational Activities and Sports

The following facilities are available for recreational and sports activities in Friedensau:

Gym   

The gym hall is available for everyone’s use. The gym regulations as well as the training plan are posted in the gym. Please contact Jessica Ballin before using the facility outside of training times.  

Ask her to enter your name in the usage plan. You can also get a transponder for the gym from her against signature, which must be returned to her personally after use.   

The university sports club offers practice sessions for badminton, basketball, volleyball, soccer, table tennis, and gymnastics.
 

Outdoor Sports   

The soccer field is located south of the Ihle, behind the children‘s playground. It may only be used for official training events after prior registration with the administ- ration. The team‘s training evenings are Wednesday and Sunday evenings. Next to it, between the greenhouses and the playground, there is a small football field that can be played on without registration, but also without studs.   

The park‘s outdoor facilities also include a chess field, a table tennis table and a tennis court. The tennis court and the chess field can only be used during the summer months. Two tennis rackets and balls can be borrowed for a deposit and must be returned after use, but no later than the following day.  

Along the outskirts of the village, a newly built fitness trail leads through the forest, which can be used by everyone. Start: forest path at the entrance to the village; last/first stop behind the cemetery.  

Fitness Center   

The fitness center is located on the second floor of the Johann-Effenberg-Haus (EFF). Beforehand, each user must sign a usage contract with the university sports club. The contracts and the usage regulations are available from Jessica Terhorst and Anja Wendler. The user fee is 4.00 EUR per month or 36.00 EUR per year.

Sauna   

There is a sauna in the Ludwig-Richard-Conradi-Haus (CON). Appointments by arrangement with the student hall administration. Fee: 3.50 EUR per person and date.   

Pottery   

The University Pottery Group, which meets in the Ludwig Richard Conradi House (basement), gives everyone a chance to try pottery. Come and join us! Student Residen- ce Hall (CON), Pottery Room (Basement).   

Wed 03:00 – 05:00 pm   

Gardens   

Students can – if available – lease a (student-)garden. Contact the student residences management for more information.  

Greenhouses  

The cultivation of fruits and vegetables in the greenhou- ses on the grounds of the old nursery (near the children‘s playground and Ihle) is run as a project by the Friedensau Institute for Evaluation (FIFE) with international students. More information is available from Kwaku Arhin-Sam.