Giessen (region)
Giessen
Regierungsbezirk Gießen | |
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Map of Hesse highlighting Giessen | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Region seat | Giessen |
| Government | |
| • District President | Christoph Ullrich (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,381.14 km2 (2,077.67 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2023) | |
• Total | 1,041,453 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €39.154 billion (2021) |
| Website | www |
Giessen (Gießen in German) is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Hesse, Germany, located in the middle of the state. It was created on 1 January 1981 from the districts (Kreise) of Giessen, Lahn-Dill and Limburg-Weilburg and the Vogelsbergkreis, all formerly belonging to Darmstadt, and Marburg-Biedenkopf, formerly belonging to Kassel.
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