Giesen

For places named Giessen, see Giessen (disambiguation).
Giesen
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Giesen within Hildesheim district
Giesen
Giesen
Coordinates: 52°12′N 9°53′E / 52.200°N 9.883°E / 52.200; 9.883
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHildesheim
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Frank Jürges[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Elevation
85 m (279 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
9,356
 • Density280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31180
Dialling codes05121, 05066
Vehicle registrationHI, ALF
Websitewww.giesen.de

Giesen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡiːzn̩]) is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km northwest of Hildesheim, and 22 km southeast of Hanover.

The municipality includes five villages:

  • Ahrbergen (pop. 2,219)
  • Emmerke (pop. 1,684)
  • Giesen (pop. 3,401)
  • Groß Förste (pop. 795)
  • Hasede (pop. 1,606)
  • Gross Giesen, Sankt-Vitus-Kirche
  • Klein Giesen, estate next to the village place
  • Ahrbergen, view to the village
  • Gross Förste, catholic church: Kirche Sankt Pankratius
  • Hasede, church: die Sankt Paulus Kirche
  • Siegfried-Giesen mining hamlet

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the community:

  • Hermann Schnipkoweit (born 1928), politician (CDU)

Personalities associated with this community:

  • Michael Weiner (born 1969), football referee, lives in the district of Hasede

References

  1. ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2023" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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