Giessen (region) explained

Giessen
Native Name:German: Regierungsbezirk Gießen
Native Name Lang:de
Settlement Type:German: [[Regierungsbezirk]]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Germany
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Hesse
Extinct Title:Disestablished
Seat Type:Region seat
Seat:Giessen
Leader Party:CDU
Leader Name:Christoph Ullrich
Leader Title:District President
Area Total Km2:5381.14
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:GDP
Demographics1 Footnotes:[1]
Demographics1 Title1:Total
Demographics1 Info1:€39.154 billion (2021)

Giessen (Gießen in German) is one of the three German: [[Regierungsbezirk]]e of Hesse, Germany, located in the middle of the state. It was created on 1 January 1981 from the districts (German: Kreise) of Giessen, Lahn-Dill and Limburg-Weilburg and the German: [[Vogelsbergkreis]], all formerly belonging to Darmstadt, and Marburg-Biedenkopf, formerly belonging to Kassel.

Economy

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was €35.9 billion in 2018, accounting for 1.1% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €47,800 or 105% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 96% of the EU average.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EU regions by GDP, Eurostat. 18 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018. Eurostat.