Giebichenstein
{{short description|District in Halle (Saale), Germany}}
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{{Infobox German place
|name=Giebichenstein
|type=Stadtteil
|City=Halle
|state=Saxony-Anhalt
|coordinates = {{coord|51|30|9|N|11|57|16|E|region:DE-ST|display=inline,title}}
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Giebichenstein is a district (Stadtteil) in the north of Halle (Saale) on the eastern bank of the river Saale in the Saxony-Anhalt state of Germany. It is part of the Stadtbezirk Nord.{{cite web|url=https://halle.de/leben-in-halle/stadtentwicklung/stadtteile-und-stadtviertel/stadtteile|title=Stadtteile|publisher=Stadt Halle (Saale)}}{{url|https://www.gemeindeverzeichnis.de/gem1900/gem1900.htm?sachsen_provinz/saalkreis.htm}}
People
- German physicist Eduard Grüneisen was born in Giebichenstein.
- Georg Händel, father of famous composer George Frideric Handel, was town surgeon of Giebichenstein.
- Georg Friedrich Meier, a German philosopher and aesthetician, died in Giebichenstein.
- Hans Caspar von Krockow was the {{ill|Amtshauptmann|de}} of Giebichenstein.
Giebichenstein Castle
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The Giebichenstein Castle is situated in the north of Giebichenstein district, next to the Saale river.
File:20150902-BurgGiebichenstein.jpg|Giebichenstein Castle, pictured in 2015
See also
- Giebichenstein boulder, in Lower Saxony
References
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