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].