committees. GIESSEN, a town of Germany, capital of the province of Upper Hesse, in the grand-duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt...of Italy, off the S.W. coast of Italy, in the province of Grosseto, 11 m. to the W. of Monte Argentario...1900). GIJON, a seaport of northern Spain, in the province of Oviedo; on the Bay of Biscay, and at the terminus...occupied the site of the adjoining suburb of Cima de Villa. Early in the 8th century Gijén was captured and...and E. by Mazandaran. The greater portion of the province is a lowland region extending inland from the |