Giesen
Encyclopedia
Giesen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim
, in Lower Saxony
, Germany
. It is situated approx. 6 km northwest of Hildesheim
, and 22 km southeast of Hanover
.
The municipality includes five villages:
Hildesheim (district)
Hildesheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hanover, Peine, Wolfenbüttel, Goslar, Northeim, Holzminden and Hamelin-Pyrmont.-History:...
, in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated approx. 6 km northwest of Hildesheim
Hildesheim
Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste river, which is a small tributary of the Leine river...
, and 22 km southeast of Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
.
The municipality includes five villages:
- Ahrbergen (pop. 2,091)
- EmmerkeEmmerkeEmmerke is a part of the municipality of Giesen in the district of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, in north-western Germany.-Geography:Emmerke is approx.6 km of the district town Hildesheim and 25 km from the state capital Hanover...
(pop. 1,842) - Giesen (pop. 3,563)
- Groß Förste (pop. 878)
- Hasede (pop. 1,606)