Giessen
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Giessen
Summary
Giessen is a district capital[1]. Giessen draws 246 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 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 shares border with is recorded as Buseck[14].
- Giessen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Allendorf[15].
- Giessen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kleinlinden[16].
- Giessen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lützellinden[17].
- Giessen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rödgen[18].
- Giessen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wieseck[19].
- Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hradec Králové[20].
- Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gödöllő[21].
- Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Netanya[22].
- Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ferrara[23].
- Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Juan del Sur[24].
- Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Winchester[25].
- Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Waterloo[26].
- Giessen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wenzhou[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]; Gießen[39], a rural district of Hesse[40], in Germany[41], founded in 1832[42]; and Regierungspräsidium Gießen[43], a German state agency[44], in Germany[45].
Why It Matters
Giessen draws 246 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.[46] Giessen is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Giessen include Giessen Government Region[35], a Regierungsbezirk[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1981[38]; Gießen[39], a rural district of Hesse[40], in Germany[41], founded in 1832[42]; and Regierungspräsidium Gießen[43], a German state agency[44], in Germany[45].