Giessen, Netherlands

Giessen
Giessen
Village
	Entrance of Giessen
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 51°47′19″N 5°1′58″E / 51.78861°N 5.03278°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Altena
Population (2011)	1,525

Giessen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Altena, about 7 km southeast of Gorinchem.

It has about 1500 inhabitants.

Giessen was a separate municipality until 1973, when it became a part of the former municipality of Woudrichem.^[1]

Sights[]

Giessen is part of the New Dutch Water Line. Fort Giessen has been preserved.

In 2013 Giessen Castle was rediscovered in the village. There are no visible traces of this castle, except for a small monument that marks its location.

Notable inhabitants[]

Carola Schouten (born 1977), politician

References[]

^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

Coordinates: 51°47′N 5°02′E / 51.783°N 5.033°E / 51.783; 5.033

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[1] Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

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