Giesen

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Not to be confused with places named Giessen; see Giessen (disambiguation).
Giesen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Giesen
Giesen (Germany)
Giesen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Hildesheim
Mayor Andreas Lücke (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 33.90 km² (13.1 sq mi)
Elevation 85 m  (279 ft)
Population 9,954  (23/08/2006)
 - Density 294 /km² (760 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HI
Postal code 31180
Area codes 05121, 05066
Website www.giesen.de

Coordinates: 52°12′00″N 9°53′00″E / 52.2, 9.883333

Giesen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 6 km northwest of Hildesheim, and 22 km southeast of Hanover.