EDFP
Ober-Mörlen Airfield
Small airport
25.2 km
GIESSEN
Hesse · GERMANY (DE) · 50.59°N / 8.68°E
05
ADM1 · ID
GeoNames 2,920,512
Gießen is a city in Germany with a population of 74,411. It sits at 50.59/8.68, runs on Europe/Berlin, is 2 km from Wieseck.
Population
74,411
Place Type
District Capital
Elevation
n/a
Timezone
Europe/Berlin
All facts
- Country
- Germany
- Subdivision
- Hesse
- Coords
- 50.59°N / 8.68°E
- UTC offset
- +1
- DST
- Observed
Proximity
Air access
EDFA
Anspach-Taunus Airfield
Small airport
34.7 km
SGE
Siegerland Airport
Medium airport
44.0 km
EDFQ
Allendorf-Eder Airfield
Small airport
49.8 km
Universities
Fachhochschule Gießen-Friedberg
fh-giessen.de
Justus Liebig Universität Gießen
uni-giessen.de
FAQ
- What is the population of Gießen?
- 74,411 people, per GeoNames.
- Which timezone is Gießen in?
- Europe/Berlin.
- Which country is Gießen in?
- Germany (DE).
- Which airport serves Gießen?
- Ober-Mörlen Airfield (EDFP).
- How far is Gießen from Berlin?
- About 392 km.
- Does Gießen have a university?
- Yes. Fachhochschule Gießen-Friedberg and Justus Liebig Universität Gießen.
- What languages are spoken in Germany?
- German.
- What currency is used in Germany?
- Euro.
- How many cities are in Germany?
- 11,819 on record.
- Which admin region is Gießen in?
- Hesse.
Get this page as JSON
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2920512
{
"data": {
"id": 2920512,
"name": "Gießen",
"ascii_name": "Giessen",
"country_code": "DE",
"population": 74411,
"elevation": null,
"timezone_id": "Europe/Berlin",
"feature_class": "P",
"feature_code": "PPLA2",
"latitude": 50.58727,
"longitude": 8.67554
}
}
Context
- 7.3x the population of Wieseck.
- 2 km from Wieseck.
- Same timezone (Europe/Berlin) as 11,817 other cities in Germany.