Giessen

seat of Landkreis Gießen and city in Hesse, Germany
Place district_capital Q3874
Giessen
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Giessen

Summary

Giessen is a district capital[1]. Giessen has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Giessen was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
  • Giessen was a member of Mayors for Peace[4].
  • Giessen was a member of Hessischer Städtetag[5].
  • Giessen is located in Gießen[6].
  • Giessen is in the country of Germany[7].
  • Giessen is on the body of water Lahn[8].
  • Giessen's head of government is recorded as Frank-Tilo Becher[9].
  • Giessen's instance of is recorded as district capital[10].
  • Giessen's instance of is recorded as college town[11].
  • Giessen's instance of is recorded as city with special status[12].
  • Giessen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[13].
  • Giessen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Allendorf[14].
  • Giessen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kleinlinden[15].
  • Giessen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lützellinden[16].
  • Giessen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rödgen[17].
  • Giessen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wieseck[18].
  • Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hradec Králové[19].
  • Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gödöllő[20].
  • Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Netanya[21].
  • Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ferrara[22].
  • Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Juan del Sur[23].
  • Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Winchester[24].
  • Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Waterloo[25].
  • Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wenzhou[26].
  • Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Versailles[27].

Body

Geography

Giessen is in the country of Germany[7]. Giessen is located in Gießen[6]. Giessen is on the body of water Lahn[8].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+84455'}[28], {'amount': '+77366'}[29], {'amount': '+87343'}[30], {'amount': '+88546'}[31], {'amount': '+91255'}[32], and {'amount': '+94146'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include district capital[10], college town[11], city with special status[12], and urban municipality in Germany[13].

History and Context

1152 marks the founding of Giessen[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Giessen include Giessen Government Region[35], a Regierungsbezirk[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1981[38]; Regierungspräsidium Gießen[39], a German state agency[40], in Germany[41]; and Gießen[42], a rural district of Hesse[43], in Germany[44], founded in 1832[45].

Why It Matters

Giessen has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Giessen is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for Giessen include Giessen Government Region[35], a Regierungsbezirk[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1981[38]; Regierungspräsidium Gießen[39], a German state agency[40], in Germany[41]; and Gießen[42], a rural district of Hesse[43], in Germany[44], founded in 1832[45].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . giessen.de. Retrieved . giessen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . hradeckralove.org. hradeckralove.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . giessen.de. giessen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . giessen.de. giessen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [8] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . klimabuendnis.org. klimabuendnis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . mayorsforpeace.org. Retrieved . mayorsforpeace.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . hess-staedtetag.de. Retrieved . hess-staedtetag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . register of German municipalities (2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 22d ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Described by source Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) +3
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