still extant, built at the beginning of the 14th century. Castle Lich of the Fürsten (Princes) of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich in late Renaissance and Baroque style, surrounded by a public park. Former Cistercian Arnsburg Abbey, about five kilometers southwest of Lich. Ober-Bessingen has one of the few remaining Gatehouses. Kino Traumstern (cinema) is one of the leading arthouse cinemas of Hesse; it has received several Hessian and German cultural prices over the years. Education There are three elementary schools, a comprehensive school, a special school for children with learning disabilities and a nursing school associated to the Asklepios Klinik Lich. The Gießen district Volkshochschule is also located in Lich. Economy Lich is the home of the brewery and leading regional brand Licher (part of Bitburger Holding). The town also has more than 400 years of tradition in organ building, today represented by the Förster & Nicolaus Orgelbauanstalt and the Otto Heuss GmbH. The Hofapotheke (Court Pharmacy) was founded in 1703. Gallery Notable people Notable people born in Lich (1805–1880), politician, President of the First Chamber of the Grand Duchy of Hesse and Deputy of the North German Confederation (1805–1878), composer Charles of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1866–1920), politician, president of the First Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1871–1937), wife of Ernest Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and mother-in-law to the Duke of Edinburgh's sister Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (1935–2014), publicist (b. 1937), Germanist, professor of communication studies Hermann Otto Solms (b. 1940), politician (FDP), up to 22 October 2013 Vice President of the Deutscher Bundestag. (b. 1978), former member of the German Women's National Basketball Team Stefan Koch (b. 1964), Germany's 2000 and 2005 Basketball Bundesliga Coach of the Year Benjamin Lense (b. 1978), footballer in the German Bundesliga Aylin Aslım (b. 1975), rock singer and actor Notable people connected to Lich Daniel Hisgen (1733–1812), painter of the Rococo period Hermann of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1838–1899), politician (1892–1986), silhouette artist and co-founder of the Darmstädter Sezession Anne-Eva Brauneck (1910–2007), first female German criminal law professor (1932–2010), professor of health informatics and founder of the German Cancer Registry Karl Starzacher (b. 1945), politician of the SPD, 1991–1995 President of the Landtag of Hesse and Finance Minister from 1995 to 1999 Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel (b. 1969), politician (SPD), current leader of the opposition SPD party bloc in the Landtag of Hesse Markus Wach, musician. References External links Municipal website