What is Giessen (district)?
{{Infobox German district| name=Gießen| image_coa=Wappen Landkreis Gießen.svg| image_flag=Flagge Landkreis Gießen.svg| state=Hesse| capital=[[Gießen]]| regierungsbezirk=[[Gießen Government Region|Gießen]]| Kreisschlüssel = 06531| area=854.66| population=254,731| population_as_of=2002| density=298| carsign=GI| url=http://www.lkgi.de| map=Hessen Gi.png |coordinates = {{Coord|50.58|8.75|display=title|format=dms}} }} '''Gießen''' ({{IPA2|ˈgiːsən}}) is a ''Kreis'' ([[district]]) in the middle of [[Hesse]], [[Germany]]. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[File:Wappen Landkreis Gießen.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The coat of arms shows a wooden triangle in the top, depicting the traditional house style. In the bottom there is the symbol of the [[Saint Antonius]] order, which founded a monastery in Grünberg in 1242, and also supported the foundation of the university on Gießen in [[1607]]. |} == Towns and municipalities == [[File:Landkreis Gießen.png|thumb|330px]] {| ! width=50% align=left|Towns ! width=50% align=left|Municipalities |- valign=top || # [[Allendorf, Giessen|Allendorf]] # [[Gießen]] # [[Grünberg, Hesse|Grünberg]] # [[Hungen]] # [[Laubach]] # [[Lich]] # [[Linden, Hesse|Linden]] # [[Lollar]] # [[Pohlheim]] # [[Staufenberg]] || # [[Biebertal]] # [[Buseck]] # [[Fernwald]] # [[Heuchelheim]] # [[Langgöns]] # [[Rabenau]] # [[Reiskirchen]] # [[Wettenberg]] |} == References == <references /> == Other websites == {{Commonscat|Landkreis Gießen}} * [http://www.lkgi.de/ Official website] (German) {{hesse}} {{authority control}} {{europe-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Giessen Rural District}} [[Category:Giessen (district)| ]]