Giengen

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Giengen
Town
Giengen from the Bruckersberg
Coat of arms
Location of Giengen within Heidenheim district
Giengen Show map of Germany Giengen Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°37′18″N 10°14′42″E / 48.62167°N 10.24500°E / 48.62167; 10.24500
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Heidenheim
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Lord mayor (2017–25)	Dieter Henle[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	44.05 km2 (17.01 sq mi)
Elevation	464 m (1,522 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	20,133
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	89537
Dialling codes	07322
Vehicle registration	HDH
Website	(in English)

Giengen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɪŋən] ^ⓘ; full name: Giengen an der Brenz; Swabian: Gẽänge) is a former Free Imperial City in eastern Baden-Württemberg near the border with Bavaria in southern Germany. The town is located in the district of Heidenheim at the eastern edge of the Swabian Alb, about 30 kilometers northeast of Ulm on the Brenz River.

Giengen is the hometown of the Margarete Steiff corporation, who invented the teddy bear.

Positioned on the Nuremberg-Ulm-Constance route, one of the main feeder routes of the Compostella Trail, Giengen is visited each year by an increasing number of walking pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostella.