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Gieben
Germany is located in Central Europe and it shares borders with Denmark in the North, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the West, Austria and Switzerland in the South and Poland and the Czech Republic in the East. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea represent additional National Borders in the North. The official language of Germany is German and Berlin is the capital. The climate is quite pleasant with almost all variety of seasonal flavors as temperate, marine, cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers, occasional warm, tropical foehn wind and high relative humidity.
Gieben of Hesse is the capital of the Gieben district and the Gieben Administrative Region. According to 2006 census, a population of 71,000 inhabitants was recorded in Gieben. The past of the community in the northeast Wieseck, goes back to the year, 775. It was founded by Graf Wilhelm von Gleiberg as a waterside castle and in 1607, the University of Gieben was established. He was the founder of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and was born on March 29, 1826 in Gieben. In 1878 Georg Kellner worked for a short time in Gieben as he made his way from Arnstadt to Mainz.
Prior to Friedrich Kellner's retirement as the Chief Justice Inspector of Laubach, Georg served in Gieben as the Chief Regional Auditor. An American military base was situated in Gieben after World War II and at the time of the Korean War. German pop-rock band, Juli is also a resident of Gieben. Heavy bombing ruined around 75 percent of Gieben in 1944. In 1977, Gieben united with the neighboring city of Wetzlar to form the new city of Lahn. The effort to reorder the administration was detested and was overturned in 1979.
Gieben is surrounded with abundant lakes, creeks, ponds, streams and a river. In German, Gieben means pour as in water. Its scenery is green, as it rains a lot during the year, as well as in the winter. The plants get a lot of nutrition from the river that runs through Gieben, which is passed through canals and irrigation to all over the city. It is one of the most visited places amongst the most die-hard travelers the world over.
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