Giesen
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Giesen within Hildesheim district
Giesen Show map of Germany Giesen Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°12′N 9°53′E / 52.200°N 9.883°E / 52.200; 9.883
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hildesheim
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Frank Jürges[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	33.90 km2 (13.09 sq mi)
Elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	9,732
• Density	290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	31180
Dialling codes	05121, 05066
Vehicle registration	HI, ALF
Website	www.giesen.de

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

The municipality includes five villages:

• Ahrbergen (pop. 2,219)
• Emmerke (pop. 1,684)
• Giesen (pop. 3,401)
• Groß Förste (pop. 795)
• Hasede (pop. 1,606)

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  Gross Giesen, Sankt-Vitus-Kirche
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  Klein Giesen, estate next to the village place
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  Ahrbergen, view to the village
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  Gross Förste, catholic church: Kirche Sankt Pankratius
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  Hasede, church: die Sankt Paulus Kirche
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  Siegfried-Giesen mining hamlet

Sons and daughters of the community:

• Hermann Schnipkoweit (born 1928), politician (CDU)

Personalities associated with this community:

• Michael Weiner (born 1969), football referee, lives in the district of Hasede