such regional institutions in Germany) for the districts of Siegen-Wittgenstein and Olpe. Home to the Siegen State Court, a local court and a labour court, the city is also an important court centre. Media In Siegen, the Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) maintains a studio where regional radio and television news for South Westphalia is produced. The daily broadcast goes out in the "South Westphalia" regional window following the programme Aktuelle Stunde (a newsmagazine show) on WDR's third channel. Moreover, WDR also runs a transmission facility for VHF radio and television (once also medium wave) at the Giersberg. Daily newspapers in Siegen include not only the Siegener Zeitung but also local editions of the Westfälische Rundschau and the Westfalenpost. All three appear in the morning, although the first was until 2000 an afternoon paper. Furthermore, at the "Obergraben" is found the regional, Radio-NRW-connected Radio Siegen's studio building. Education In the early decades of the 17th century, the Herborn Academy temporarily relocated to Siegen, in the buildings of the Unteres Schloss, which came to an end when the Plague broke out. Siegen's oldest school is the Gymnasium am Löhrtor, a grammar school. Other Schools: Grammar schools Gymnasium am Löhrtor (GAL) Fürst-Johann-Moritz-Gymnasium (FJM) Peter-Paul-Rubens-Gymnasium, formerly known as Ganztagsgymnasium am Rosterberg Evangelisches Gymnasium (EV) Gymnasium auf der Morgenröthe (GAM) Primary schools Albert Schweitzer Schule Birlenbacher Schule Burgschule Diesterwegschule Dreisbachschule Eiserner Schule Fischbacherbergschule Friedrich Flender Schule Geisweider Schule Giersbergschule Glückaufschule Gosenbacher Schule Grundschule Eiserfeld Grundschule Kaan-Marienborn Hammerhütter Schule Hüttentalschule Jung Stilling Schule Lindenbergschule Nordschule Obenstruthschule Sonnenhangschule Spandauer Schule Higher education Siegen is headquarters of the University of Siegen, founded on 1 August 1972 as the Gesamthochschule Siegen. As well, the Fachhochschule für Oekonomie & Management has a study centre, which is shared with the Academy of Administration and Economics. Siegen also has various general-education and professional schools, and the Siegerlandkolleg. Twin towns – sister cities Siegen is twinned with: Spandau (Berlin), Germany (1952) Katwijk, Netherlands (1963, formerly Rijnsburg) Leeds, England, United Kingdom (1966, formerly Morley) Ypres, Belgium (1967) Zakopane, Poland (1989) Plauen, Germany (1990) Notable people Henry III of Nassau-Breda (1483–1538), Count of Nassau and Lord of Breda Tilemann Stella (1525–1589), Renaissance scholar and librarian, mathematician, geometerer, cartographer and astronomer John VII ‘the Middle’ of Nassau-Siegen (1561–1623), Count of Nassau-Siegen and military theorist Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), Baroque painter Johann Heinrich Bisterfeld (1605–1655), philosopher, polyhistor Georg Wilhelm de Gennin (1676–1750), Russian military officer and engineer; baptized