What is "gleichen"

Gleichen is the name of two groups of castles in Germany, thus named from their resemblance to each other .

Gleichen was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada.

The district was created in 1905 when Alberta first became a province. The riding merged with Drumheller in 1963 to form Drumheller-Gleichen.

The district was named after the town of Gleichen Alberta, that is situated north of Siksika Nation.

Gleichen can refer to:

• Gleichen Castles in Germany
• Gleichen, Lower Saxony, a municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
• Gleichen, Alberta, a town in southeast Alberta, Canada
• Gleichen (electoral district), a former provincial electoral district in southeast Alberta from 1905 - 1963.