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Giessen

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Giessen

Manufacturing town on the River Lahn, Hesse, Germany, 55 km/34 mi north of Frankfurt; population (1995) 73,800. Manufactured goods include machine tools, rubber, leather, tobacco, and furniture. The town rose to importance after the foundation of its university in 1607.

The chemist Justus von Liebig was connected with the university. There are also agricultural and veterinary colleges and a medical research institute. The Botanic Garden (1609) is the oldest in Germany. There are a number of art galleries and museums in the town, including the Upper Hesse Museum and the Liebig Museum (former Chemical Institute).



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