Göttingen, Lower Saxony

The Market Square of Göttingen in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Author: Daniel Schwen


Göttingen is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It covers 140 sq km (54 sq mi) and has a population of 121,000 people (2012 estimate).

Göttingen is a university town. It also serves as district capital of the eponymous district. The River Leine flows through the town. The old town is today a pedestrian zone.

The history of Göttingen goes back to the 10th century, when it was first mentioned as the village of Gutingi. During the medieval period it was a member of the Hanseatic League. Its status as a university town dates to the founding of the Georg-August-Universität in 1737.

Due to its position as a university town, it managed to escape Allied bombing during the Second World War, along with Heidelberg, in return for Germany not bombing Cambridge and Oxford. Today the town has a number of well-preserved timber-framed houses that make it particularly charming.

Chapel of Göttingen Town Cemetery
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Author: Jan Stubenitzky

How to go to Göttingen

You can take the Inter-City Express (ICE) train from Berlin, Hamburg and Munich to Göttingen.

Places of Interest in Göttingen

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