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Giessen (Landkreis Gießen in German) (German pronunciation: [ˈɡiːsən]) is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hessen, Germany. Neighboring districts are Marburg-Biedenkopf, Vogelsbergkreis, Wetteraukreis, and Lahn-Dill.

Gießen
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Adm. region	Gießen
Capital	Gießen
Area
• Total	854.66 km2 (329.99 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2020)[1]
• Total	271,667
• Density	320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	GI
Website	https://www.lkgi.de

History

In 1821 the duchy of Hessen-Darmstadt created districts (called Landratsbezirke) in the reorganisation of its internal administration. In the area of today's district the districts of Giessen and Grünberg were created. 1822 another district called Hungen was created. In 1832 these entities were replaced with bigger structures, now called Kreis. There were still two districts, Giessen und Grünberg. 1837 several municipalities moved from Grünberg to Giessen, and Grünberg in exchange acquired some municipalities from Hungen, which became a district again in 1841.

After the revolutionary uprisings of 1848, the districts were dissolved and replaced with a Regierungsbezirk Giessen, but just four years later, the districts were recreated. 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.

After two minor changes in 1967 and 1971, in 1977, the district was merged with the districts Wetzlar and Dillkreis to form the new Lahn-Dill-Kreis. In 1979, it was split again, and the district Giessen was recreated. The city Giessen—temporarily merged with Wetzlar to the city Lahn—was included into the district.

Geography

The main river of the district is the Lahn, which crosses the district from north to south.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a wooden triangle in the top, depicting the traditional house style. In the bottom there is the symbol of the Saint Antonius order, which founded a monastery in Grünberg in 1242, and also supported the foundation of the university on Giessen in 1607.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Allendorf (Lumda) Giessen Grünberg Hungen Laubach Lich Linden Lollar Pohlheim Staufenberg	Biebertal Buseck Fernwald Heuchelheim Langgöns Rabenau Reiskirchen Wettenberg

References

External links

• Official website (German)

На других языках

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[de] Landkreis Gießen

Der Landkreis Gießen liegt im mittelhessischen Regierungsbezirk Gießen. Er trug von seiner Gründung 1832 bis Ende 1938 die Bezeichnung Kreis Gießen.

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- [en] Giessen (district)

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[es] Distrito de Gießen

El Distrito de Gießen (en alemán: Landkreis Gießen) es un distrito ubicado en el Regierungsbezirk Gießen en el estado federal de Hesse (Alemania). Los territorios vecinos son el distrito de Marburg-Biedenkopf, el Lahn-Dill-Kreis, el Vogelsbergkreis y el Wetteraukreis. La capital del distrito recae administrativamente en la ciudad de Gießen.

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[ru] Гисен (район)

Гисен (нем. Gießen) — район в Германии. Центр района — город Гисен. Район входит в землю Гессен. Подчинён административному округу Гисен. Занимает площадь 855 км². Население — 255,7 тыс. чел. (2010). Плотность населения — 299 человек/км². Официальный код района — 06 5 31.

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