The town is the birthplace of Florian Geyer (1490–1525), also known as "Florian Geier from Giebelstadt", a Franconian nobleman who led the Black Company during the German Peasants' War resulting from the Protestant Reformation in Germany in the 16th century.

During this time, Adolf Hitler built an escape railroad track that led to the airfield, which was discovered by the U.S. Army in 1945.

At the closure of the airfield it was found that there were more than 200 items of unexploded ordnance within and in the surrounding grounds of the barracks where single soldiers were housed.

Giebelstadts population consists of 92% German, 5% Eastern European, 1% that of Asian, middle eastern and American The Giebelstadt Volunteer Fire Department is equipped and trained to respond to medical emergencies, "NOTARZT" or Emergency on call Doctor can respond to situations within 10 minutes via Medical Air Evacuation where the patient will either be transferred to the Ochsenfurt Hospital known as Main Klinik, or the University Hospital Würzburg, depending on the nature of the injury.

Giebelstadt Metropolitan Eẞfeld, Bütthard, Sulzdorf, Kirchheim, Gaubüttelbrunn, Allersheim, Gützingen, Höttingen, Gaurettersheim Tiefenthal, Geroldshausen Climate in this area has little difference between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round.