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District Court Giessen - Landgericht Gießen This article deals with today's regional court, a court of second instance; historically, the district court Gießen was the name for a court of first instance in Gießen from 1821 to 1879, see also under district court Gießen (1821–1879) .
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Giessen came into being as a moated castle in 1152 built by Count Wilhelm von Gleiberg, [3] although the history of the community in the northeast and in today's suburb called "Wieseck" dates back to 775. The town became part of Hesse-Marburg in 1567, passing to Hesse-Darmstadt in 1604. The University of Giessen was founded in 1607.
Location of the district court district of Giessen in Hesse. The court has its seat at Gutfleischstrasse 1 in Gießen. The judicial district includes the communities Allendorf (Lumda), Biebertal, Buseck, Fernwald, Gießen, Grünberg, Heuchelheim, Hungen, Langgöns
After the war of 1866, the north-western part of the district became part of Prussia. In 1874, the district grew in size again. In 1938, the city of Giessen was excluded from the district, and with the dissolution of the district Schotten, several municipalities joined the district.
From 1801 to 1802, the District of Columbia and pieces of Maryland and Virginia formed the United States District Court for the District of Potomac, which was the first United States district court to cross state lines.
Gießen — Once For A Military Base, Now Known For Its Youth. Gießen is a town separated by the Lahn River, creating eastern and western portions. In WWII a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp was located here. In 1944 most of the town was destroyed by heavy bombing, including the majority of the town’s historic buildings.
