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Giddings is a city in Lee County, Texas, United States situated on the intersection of U.S. Routes 77 and 290, 55 miles (88 km) east of Austin. It is the county seat of Lee County, and its population was 5,105 at the 2000 census. The city's motto is "Giddings Texas: Experience Hometown Hospitality".

The Wendish heritage of the town is celebrated in the city annually in an event called the Wendish Fest on the fourth Sunday of September.

The City of Giddings and the Giddings Economic Development are currently working together to develop the Central Business District Development Area. A visitor's centre will be established, along with a museum of agriculture and history. The freight depot nearby will house a display celebrating the city's links with the railroad. The city hopes to complete this by 2009.

A walking tour of the historic downtown area should be completed by summer 2006, using pavers embedded in new sidewalks. These pavers will show the locations and histories of key buildings and places of the early 1900s town.

Giddings is located at 30.183116, -96.934614.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.4 km² (5.2 mi²). 13.3 km² (5.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.58%) is water.

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