Gießen

Summary

Gießen is a rural district of Hesse^[1]. Gießen draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (rural_district_of_hesse category, ranking #10 of 21).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gießen was a member of Q1615934^[3].
• Gießen was a member of Landeswohlfahrtsverband Hessen^[4].
• Gießen is located in Giessen Government Region^[5].
• Gießen is in the country of Germany^[6].
• Gießen's head of government is recorded as Anita Schneider^[7].
• Gießen's instance of is recorded as rural district of Hesse^[8].
• Gießen's capital is recorded as Giessen^[9].
• Gießen's flag image is recorded as Flagge Landkreis Gießen.svg^[10].
• Gießen's flag image is recorded as Banner Landkreis Gießen.svg^[11].
• Gießen's shares border with is recorded as Marburg-Biedenkopf^[12].
• Gießen's shares border with is recorded as Vogelsbergkreis^[13].
• Gießen's shares border with is recorded as Wetteraukreis^[14].
• Gießen's shares border with is recorded as Lahn-Dill-Kreis^[15].
• Gießen's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Landkreis Gießen COA.svg^[16].
• Giessen is named after Gießen^[17].
• Gießen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Allendorf (Lumda)^[18].
• Gießen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Biebertal^[19].
• Gießen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Buseck^[20].
• Gießen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fernwald^[21].
• Gießen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Giessen^[22].
• Gießen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Grünberg^[23].
• Gießen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Heuchelheim an der Lahn^[24].
• Gießen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hungen^[25].
• Gießen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Langgöns^[26].
• Gießen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Laubach^[27].

Body

Geography

Gießen is in the country of Germany^[6]. Gießen is located in Giessen Government Region^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Gießen's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+854.66'}^[28]. Gießen's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+222'}^[29]. Gießen's population is recorded as {'amount': '+253041'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Gießen's instance of is recorded as rural district of Hesse^[8].

History and Context

+1832-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gießen^[31]. Giessen is named after Gießen^[17].

Why It Matters

Gießen draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (rural_district_of_hesse category, ranking #10 of 21).^[2] Gießen has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Gießen is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]