Giengen an der Brenz

Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Giengen an der Brenz within Heidenheim district
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	Coordinates: 48°37′18″N 10°14′42″E / 48.62167°N 10.24500°ECoordinates: 48°37′18″N 10°14′42″E / 48.62167°N 10.24500°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Heidenheim
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Lord mayor (2017–25)	Dieter Henle (Ind.)
Area
• Total	44.05 km2 (17.01 sq mi)
Elevation	464 m (1,522 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	19,342
• Density	439.09/km2 (1,137.24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	89537
Vehicle registration	HDH
Website	www.giengen.de

Giengen an der Brenz is a town in Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is near the border with Bavaria. It is about 30 km northeast of Ulm. Giengen is home to the headquarters of Steiff, a plush toy company, founded in 1880. It is placed on the Nuremberg-Ulm-Constance route, one of the main routes of the Compostella Trail. Pilgrims walk on their way to Santiago de Compostella and many people visit it each year.

It is the birthplace of Margarete Steiff, who invented the teddy bear.

Giengen An Der Brenz Media

Old marketplace of Giengen, a Free Imperial City until 1803. Cropped from a postcard from the late 1930s.
The Brenz River at Giengen, circa 1910
Giengen on an 18th century map
Giengen circa 1910. Giengen (in full, Giengen an der Brenz), now in Baden-Württemberg, was an Free Imperial City until 1803. Old postcard from circa 1910.
Margarete Steiff (1847-1909)

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