Giessen

Giessen is a village in the province of . It is located in the municipality of Altena, about 7 km southeast of .
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  • Type: Village with 1,630 residents
  • Description: village in Altena, the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Giesen” and “Giessen, Netherlands”
  • Postal code: 4283

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Giessen and Bomvrije Remise (C).

Fort
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Bunker
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is a bunker.

House
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is a house.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rijswijk and Andel.

Village
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is a village in the province of . It is located in the municipality of Altena, about 5 km southeast of .

Village
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is a in the municipality of Altena, North Brabant, in the . It is located about 7 km southeast of . It is the home of Vv Sparta 30…

Village
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is a village in the municipality of Altena, in the . It is located about 3 km south of Woudrichem, and just north of . As of 2021, had 340 inhabitants.

Giessen

Latitude
51.79102° or 51° 47′ 28″ north
Longitude
5.03186° or 5° 1′ 55″ east
Population
1,630
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL GIS
Open location code
9F37Q2RJ+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9466551984
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2755535
Wiki­data ID
Q3031001
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Giessen” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Giessen”
  • Asturian: “Giessen”
  • Catalan: “Giessen”
  • Cebuano: “Giessen”
  • Chinese: “Giessen”
  • Dutch: “Giessen (Noord-Brabant)”
  • Dutch: “Giessen”
  • Esperanto: “Giessen”
  • French: “Giessen”
  • Irish: “Giessen”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Giessen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Giessen”
  • Persian: “خیسن”
  • Persian: “گایسن”
  • Russian: “Гиссен”
  • Turkish: “Giessen”
  • Ukrainian: “Гіссен”
  • Zeeuws: “Giessen (plekke)”
  • Zeeuws: “Giessen”

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