Giengen
Giengen | |
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Giengen from the Bruckersberg | |
Location of Giengen within Heidenheim district | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′18″N 10°14′42″E / 48.62167°N 10.24500°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Heidenheim |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2017–25) | Dieter Henle (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.05 km2 (17.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 464 m (1,522 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 19,907 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 89537 |
| Dialling codes | 07322 |
| Vehicle registration | HDH |
| Website | (in English) |
Giengen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɪŋən] ⓘ; full name: Giengen an der Brenz; Swabian: Gẽänge) is a former Free Imperial City in eastern Baden-Württemberg near the border with Bavaria in southern Germany. The town is located in the district of Heidenheim at the eastern edge of the Swabian Alb, about 30 kilometers northeast of Ulm on the Brenz River.
Giengen is the hometown of the Margarete Steiff corporation, who invented the teddy bear.
Positioned on the Nuremberg-Ulm-Constance route, one of the main feeder routes of the Compostella Trail, Giengen is visited each year by an increasing number of walking pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostella.