title: Giesen
text: # Giesen
  
  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
  