Giessen (district)

Gießen () is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany.

 Coat of arms 
100px|Coat of armsThe coat of arms shows a wooden triangle in the top, depicting the traditional house style. In the bottom there is the symbol of the Saint Antonius order, which founded a monastery in Grünberg in 1242, and also supported the foundation of the university on Gießen in 1607.

 Towns and municipalities 
TownsMunicipalities Allendorf
 Gießen
 Grünberg
 Hungen
 Laubach
 Lich
 Linden
 Lollar
 Pohlheim
 Staufenberg Biebertal
 Buseck
 Fernwald
 Heuchelheim
 Langgöns
 Rabenau
 Reiskirchen
 Wettenberg

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official website (German)