Giessen (region)

Regierungsbezirk in Hesse, Germany

Giessen

Regierungsbezirk Gießen

Regierungsbezirk

Map of Hesse highlighting Giessen

Country| Germany
State| Hesse
Region seat| Giessen
Government

• District President| Christoph Ullrich (CDU)
Area

• Total

| 5,381.14 km2 (2,077.67 sq mi)
Population

(31 December 2023)[1]

• Total

| 1,041,453
• Density| 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
GDP

[2]

• Total| €39.154 billion (2021)
Website| www.rp-giessen.hessen.de

Giessen (Gießen in German) is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Hesse, Germany, located in the middle of the state. It was created on 1 January 1981 from the districts (Kreise) of Giessen, Lahn-Dill and Limburg-Weilburg and the Vogelsbergkreis, all formerly belonging to Darmstadt, and Marburg-Biedenkopf, formerly belonging to Kassel.

Kreise
(districts)

1. Giessen
2. Lahn-Dill-Kreis
3. Limburg-Weilburg
4. Marburg-Biedenkopf
5. Vogelsbergkreis

## Economy

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The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was €35.9 billion in 2018, accounting for 1.1% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €47,800 or 105% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 96% of the EU average.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2023] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.
2. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
3. ^ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.

## External links

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* Official website

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Administrative regions (Regierungsbezirk) in Hesse

* Darmstadt
* Giessen
* Kassel

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
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