Giessen, spelled Gießen in German (German pronunciation: [ˈɡiːsn̩]), is a town in the German federated state (Bundesland) of Hesse, capital of both the district of Giessen and the administrative region of Giessen. The population is approximately 90,000, with roughly 37,000 university students. In 1969, the town hosted the ninth Hessentag state festival.