Giesen

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Giesen within Hildesheim district

(2021–26) Frank Jürges^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total33.90 km² (13.09 sq mi)Elevation

85 m (279 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total9,732 • Density290/km² (740/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

31180

Dialling codes05121, 05066Vehicle registrationHI, ALFWebsitewww.giesen.de

Giesen 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)

Gallery

Gross Giesen, Sankt-Vitus-Kirche
Ahrbergen, view to the village
Gross Förste, catholic church: Kirche Sankt Pankratius
Hasede, church: die Sankt Paulus Kirche

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

^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.