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Giften's lakes, a nature reserve in 2004. Giftenerseen.jpg
Giften's lakes, a nature reserve in 2004.

Giften, a part of the town of Sarstedt in Germany, is the site of a post World War II British sector displaced person camp.[ citation needed ]

Until March 1, 1974 Giften was an independent municipality. [1]

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References

  1. Stadt Sarstedt (in German), Stadt Sarstedt, archived from the original on 2006-11-27, retrieved 2008-08-31