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Giebichenstein
District in Halle (Saale), Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1][2]
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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 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
See also
- Giebichenstein boulder, in Lower Saxony
References
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