Giessen

Summary

Giessen is a district capital^[1]. Giessen draws 238 Wikipedia views per month (district_capital category, ranking #11 of 45).^[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 image is recorded as Giessen innenstadt 28082005.jpg^[10].
• Giessen's instance of is recorded as district capital^[11].
• Giessen's instance of is recorded as college town^[12].
• Giessen's instance of is recorded as city with special status^[13].
• Giessen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[14].
• Giessen's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Gießen COA.svg^[15].
• Giessen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Allendorf^[16].
• Giessen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kleinlinden^[17].
• Giessen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lützellinden^[18].
• Giessen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rödgen^[19].
• Giessen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wieseck^[20].
• Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hradec Králové^[21].
• Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gödöllő^[22].
• Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Netanya^[23].
• Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ferrara^[24].
• Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Juan del Sur^[25].
• Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Winchester^[26].
• Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Waterloo^[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^[11], college town^[12], city with special status^[13], and urban municipality in Germany^[14].

History and Context

+1152-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Giessen^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Giessen include Gießen^[35], a rural district of Hesse^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1832^[38]; Giessen Government Region^[39], a Regierungsbezirk^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1981^[42]; and Regierungspräsidium Gießen^[43], a German state agency^[44], in Germany^[45], headquartered in Giessen^[46].

Why It Matters

Giessen draws 238 Wikipedia views per month (district_capital category, ranking #11 of 45).^[2] Giessen has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Giessen is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for Giessen include Gießen^[35], a rural district of Hesse^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1832^[38]; Giessen Government Region^[39], a Regierungsbezirk^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1981^[42]; and Regierungspräsidium Gießen^[43], a German state agency^[44], in Germany^[45], headquartered in Giessen^[46].