Giebichenstein

District in Halle (Saale), Germany
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Stadtteil of Halle in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Giebichenstein
Stadtteil of Halle
Location of Giebichenstein
Map
51°30′9″N 11°57′16″E / 51.50250°N 11.95444°E / 51.50250; 11.95444
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
CityHalle
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

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.[1][2]

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 Amtshauptmann [de] of Giebichenstein.

Giebichenstein Castle

The Giebichenstein Castle is situated in the north of Giebichenstein district, next to the Saale river.

  • Giebichenstein Castle, pictured in 2015
    Giebichenstein Castle, pictured in 2015

See also

  • Giebichenstein boulder, in Lower Saxony

References

  1. ^ "Stadtteile". Stadt Halle (Saale).
  2. ^ www.gemeindeverzeichnis.de/gem1900/gem1900.htm?sachsen_provinz%2Fsaalkreis.htm
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