Pohlheim () is a town in the district of Giessen, in

Hessen Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major historic cities are Da ...

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. It is situated 6 km south of

Giessen Giessen, spelled in German (), is a town in the Germany, German States of Germany, state () of Hesse, capital of both the Giessen (district), district of Giessen and the Giessen (region), administrative region of Giessen. The population is appro ...

. After Giessen, Pohlheim is the largest municipality in the Giessen district by population.

Notable people

* Paul Huthen (d. 1532), Roman Catholic prelate * Felix Döring (b. 1991), politician of the

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* Uwe Schulz (b. 1961), member of the

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References

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