Gilsa

The Gilsa is a river of , Germany. It joins the on the left bank near Bischhausen, a parish of . The Gilsa rises in the Gilserberg Heights south of , just outside the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Burg Bischhausen (Neuental) and Burg Niederurff.

Tower
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is a tower.

Castle
Photo: Presse03, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borken.

Town
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is a small town with about 13,000 inhabitants in the in northern , . The town is a former centre for brown coal mining and coal-fired electrical generation in Hesse. is situated 8 km northeast of Gilsa.

Gilsa

Latitude
51.01316° or 51° 0′ 47″ north
Longitude
9.19135° or 9° 11′ 29″ east
Elevation
209 metres (686 feet)
Open location code
9F3F257R+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 279002322
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2920396
Wiki­data ID
Q880213
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Uzbek—“Gilsa” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Gilsa”
  • Catalan: “Gilsa”
  • Cebuano: “Gilsa”
  • Chuvash: “Гильза”
  • Dutch: “Gilsa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر جيلسا”
  • French: “Gilsa”
  • German: “Gilsa”
  • Irish: “Gilsa”
  • Russian: “Гильза”
  • Uzbek: “Gilsa (Schwalm)”
  • Uzbek: “Gilsa”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Friedhof Gilsa and DGH.

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