In 1885 the Prussian government established the districts of Göttingen, Münden and Duderstadt within the Province of Hanover. These districts existed for 88 years, before they were merged in 1973 to form the present district of Göttingen. On 1 November 2016, it was reformed by the addition of the former district of Osterode.[2]
Geographyedit
The western half of the district is occupied by the Weserbergland mountains. The Weser River receives its name near the town of Hannoversch Münden, where the Fulda joins the Werra. Further east the Leine river runs through the district from south to north.
Sights and Museumsedit
The Borderland Museum Eichsfeld in the district of Göttingen.
A popular museum in the district of Göttingen is the Borderland Museum Eichsfeld which attracts around 50,000 visitors from many different countries every year. It deals with the inner-German border and the history of the GDR. The museum area includes a hiking trail along the former Iron Curtain.
Coat of armsedit
In the upper part is the heraldic lion of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Below is a combination of the arms of the former districts, which were merged in 1973 to form the present district: the shield of Münden, the anchor of Göttingen, and the wheel of Duderstadt.
Towns and municipalitiesedit
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
^"Gebietsänderungsvertrag zwischen den Landkreisen Göttingen und Osterode am Harz" [Treaty between the districts of Göttingen and Osterode am Harz] (PDF) (in German). District of Osterode. 1 February 2014.
External linksedit
Media related to Landkreis Göttingen at Wikimedia Commons
göttingen, district, göttingen, german, pronunciation, ˈɡœtɪŋən, district, german, landkreis, lower, saxony, germany, bounded, from, northwest, clockwise, districts, northeim, goslar, states, thuringia, district, eichsfeld, hesse, districts, werra, meißner, ka. Gottingen German pronunciation ˈɡœtɪŋen is a district German Landkreis in Lower Saxony Germany It is bounded by from the northwest and clockwise the districts of Northeim and Goslar and by the states of Thuringia district of Eichsfeld and Hesse districts of Werra Meissner and Kassel The capital is the university city of Gottingen GottingenDistrictFlagCoat of armsCountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyCapitalGottingenArea Total1 753 km2 677 sq mi Population 31 December 2021 1 Total323 661 Density180 km2 480 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Vehicle registrationGO DUD HMU OHAWebsitelandkreis goettingen de Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Sights and Museums 4 Coat of arms 5 Towns and municipalities 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editIn 1885 the Prussian government established the districts of Gottingen Munden and Duderstadt within the Province of Hanover These districts existed for 88 years before they were merged in 1973 to form the present district of Gottingen On 1 November 2016 it was reformed by the addition of the former district of Osterode 2 Geography editThe western half of the district is occupied by the Weserbergland mountains The Weser River receives its name near the town of Hannoversch Munden where the Fulda joins the Werra Further east the Leine river runs through the district from south to north Sights and Museums edit nbsp The Borderland Museum Eichsfeld in the district of Gottingen A popular museum in the district of Gottingen is the Borderland Museum Eichsfeld which attracts around 50 000 visitors from many different countries every year It deals with the inner German border and the history of the GDR The museum area includes a hiking trail along the former Iron Curtain Coat of arms editIn the upper part is the heraldic lion of the Duchy of Brunswick Luneburg Below is a combination of the arms of the former districts which were merged in 1973 to form the present district the shield of Munden the anchor of Gottingen and the wheel of Duderstadt Towns and municipalities edit nbsp Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the districtTowns SamtgemeindenBad Grund Bad Lauterberg Bad Sachsa Duderstadt Gottingen Hann Munden Herzberg am Harz Osterode am Harz WalkenriedFree municipalities Adelebsen Bovenden Friedland Gleichen Rosdorf StaufenbergUnincorporated area Harz 267 37 km uninhabited 1 DransfeldBuhren Dransfeld1 2 Juhnde Niemetal Scheden 2 GieboldehausenBilshausen Bodensee Gieboldehausen1 Krebeck Obernfeld Rhumspringe Rollshausen Rudershausen Wollbrandshausen Wollershausen 3 Hattorf am HarzElbingerode Hattorf am Harz1 Horden am Harz Wulften am Harz 4 RadolfshausenEbergotzen1 Landolfshausen Seeburg Seulingen Waake1seat of the Samtgemeinde 2townSee also editMetropolitan region Hannover Braunschweig Gottingen WolfsburgReferences edit LSN Online Regionaldatenbank Tabelle A100001G Fortschreibung des Bevolkerungsstandes Stand 31 Dezember 2021 in German Landesamt fur Statistik Niedersachsen Gebietsanderungsvertrag zwischen den Landkreisen Gottingen und Osterode am Harz Treaty between the districts of Gottingen and Osterode am Harz PDF in German District of Osterode 1 February 2014 External links edit nbsp Media related to Landkreis Gottingen at Wikimedia Commons Official website German 51 30 N 9 55 E 51 5 N 9 92 E 51 5 9 92 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gottingen district amp oldid 1152346435, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
