Giebichenstein is a district (''Stadtteil'') in the north of
Halle (Saale)
Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (), is the second largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is the sixth-most populous city in the area of former East Germany after (East Berlin, East) Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Chem ...
on the eastern bank of the river
Saale
The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale ( ) and Thuringian Saale (), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Fränkische Saale, Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the M ...
in the
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...
state of
Germany
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. It is part of the ''Stadtbezirk Nord''.
People
* German physicist
Eduard Grüneisen
Eduard August Grüneisen (26 May 1877 – 5 April 1949) was a German physicist.
He is best known for the Grüneisen parameter, the Mie–Grüneisen equation of state and the Bloch–Grüneisen law. He served as director of the Physics Departme ...
was born in Giebichenstein.
*
Georg Händel, father of famous composer
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel ( ; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concerti.
Born in Halle, Germany, H ...
, was town surgeon of Giebichenstein.
*
Georg Friedrich Meier, a German philosopher and aesthetician, died in Giebichenstein.
*
Hans Caspar von Krockow was the of Giebichenstein.
Giebichenstein Castle
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
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Giebichenstein boulder, in Lower Saxony
References
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Halle (Saale)
Districts of Saxony-Anhalt