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Giessen, spelled Gießen in German (German pronunciation: [ˈɡiːsn̩] ⓘ), is a town in the German state (Bundesland) of Hesse, capital of both the district of Giessen and the administrative region of Giessen. The population is approximately 90,000, with roughly 37,000 university students.
Giessen, city, Hessen Land (state), west-central Germany. It lies on the Lahn River between the Westerwald and Vogelsberg (mountains), north of Frankfurt am Main. First mentioned in 1197, it was chartered in 1248 and sold to the landgraves of Hesse in 1267. It was part of independent Hesse-Marburg.
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Gießen is a city in North Hesse. The city has about 88,000 inhabitants (2018) including 44,000 students, so its infrastructure, shopping and cultural offerings are pretty well adapted to students. Gießen Theater. Get in. By train. 1 Gießen station. Service every two hours on the ICE 26 from Hamburg, Hannover, Frankfurt, Heidelberg and Karlsruhe.
University of Giessen, official name Justus Liebig University Giessen (German: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen), is a large public research university in Giessen, Hesse, Germany. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the German-speaking world.
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Gießen or Giessen is a city in the German state of Hesse . It is 50 kilometres (31.1 miles) north of Frankfurt. Giessen has about 73,000 inhabitants. The university of Giessen has about 20,000 students. The German word "Giessen" means "to pour" in English, as "to pour a glass of water."
Historisches edit. Stadtansicht von Merian (1655) östliche Ansicht der Stadt und Festung Gießen (1612) Reglement für das Ökonomiewesen von 1722. Titelseite des Ankündigungstextes für das Gießener Wochenblatt (1750) Blick auf Gießen Anfang des 19. Jhdt. mit Burg Gleiberg und Vetzberg. Gießener Marktplatz um 1840.
The lively university city of Gießen is known for its green spaces and unique museums... ...and it is much-loved by locals, students and visitors alike for its culture, shopping and culinary offerings. divided in two by the winding river Lahn, giesseen is located 60km north of Frankfurt in the charming Lahn Valley.
