Giessen, Netherlands

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Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
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Giessen
Giessen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°47′19″N5°1′58″E / 51.78861°N 5.03278°E / 51.78861; 5.03278
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Municipality Altena
Area
[1]
 • Total5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Elevation
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1.7 m (5.6 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total1,645
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4283 [1]
Dialing code 0183

Giessen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant.

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Location

It is located in the municipality of Altena, about 7 km southeast of Gorinchem.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1178 as Giscen. It is named after a river, however the etymology is unclear. [3] Giessen developed in the Middle Ages along the Afgedamde Maas. [4]

The Dutch Reformed church was dates was built on a terp (artificial living hill) in the 14th century. In 1755, the tower collapsed due to frequent flooding. The church was enlarged in 1856. [4] [5]

Giessen was home to 360 people in 1840. [5] Giessen was a separate municipality until 1973, when it became a part of the former municipality of Woudrichem. [6] Giessen nowadays forms a single urban area with Rijswijk. [4]

Sights

Giessen is part of the New Dutch Water Line. Fort Giessen has been preserved, and was constructed between 1878 and 1881. [4]

In 2013 Giessen Castle was rediscovered in the village. [5] There are no visible traces of this castle, except for a small monument that marks its location.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 4283EB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Giessen". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Giessen-Rijswijk (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9945 6 . Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Giessen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten , KNAW, 2011.


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