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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 9.8923,Lat: 52.1951
Elevation	93 meter above sea level
Local time	18:50:37pm
Name province/region	Niedersachsen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Hildesheim
Name	Giesen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Giesen:Hasede	1.9 km	East
2 Giesen:Groß Förste	2 km	NorthEast
3 Giesen:Ahrbergen	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Harsum:Klein Förste	3.2 km	NorthEast
5 Giesen:Emmerke	3.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Berlin	Germany	242 km	East
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	342 km	West
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	391 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 174 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Aller, part of the larger catchment area Weser. The nearest bigger lake is Koldinger Kiessee (0.7 km² at a distance of 9.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 193.2 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 271 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Börden (Westteil)

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Hannover Airport (at a distance of 33 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3 km2

3.8%

Nature

3 km2

3.8%

Agriculture

57.8 km2

73.6%

Urban area

12.5 km2

15.9%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

0.9%

Water - Lakes

1.2 km2

1.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Giesen in country Germany

Giesen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim	Germany	5.9 km	SouthEast
2 Fagus Factory in Alfeld	Germany	24 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System	Germany	52 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Haseder Busch, Giesener Berge, Gallberg, Finkenberg	DE	0.3 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Giesen
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Giesen

Type of weather in Giesen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	05:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam