Göttingen
Göttingen | |
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 Gänseliesel fountain and pedestrian zone | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Göttingen within Göttingen district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°32′02″N 09°56′08″E / 51.53389°N 9.93556°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Göttingen |
| First mentioned | 953[1] |
| Subdivisions | 18 districts |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Petra Broistedt (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 116.89 km2 (45.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 126,968 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 37001–37085 |
| Dialling codes | 0551 |
| Vehicle registration | GÖ |
| Website | www |
Göttingen is a city in Germany.[1][3] It is in the state of Lower Saxony.[1][3] Göttingen is known worldwide for its university.[4]
Location
[change | change source]Göttingen is on the Leine river.[1] The city is in the valley of the Leine river.[1] There are mountains to the west and east of Göttingen.
Göttingen is near a center of Germany.[3][5] There are many methods to calculate the center of a country. Göttingen is about 10 mi (16 km) west-south-west of the center of Germany. This center’s location is calculated by the 3D-model of Germany.
People
[change | change source]There live about 130,000 people in Göttingen. There are about 30,000 university students.[3] The university and its hospital are a big employer. Because of this, almost one third of people in Göttingen are there because of the university.[4]
In Germany people must be allowed to stay. In 2020, 29.2% of the people allowed to live in Göttingen had a migration background.[6]
Buildings
[change | change source]Sights
[change | change source]The most known sight is a water spring.[4] The spring has a bronze statue.[4] The statue is a girl.[4] She carries three geese.[4] The sight is called Gänseliesel, 'geese girl'.[4] It is located on a square. The square is in front of the old city hall.
Places of worship
[change | change source]There are many places of worship. There are many churches. There are also synagogues.
Traffic
[change | change source]Göttingen is next to the autobahn number 7. Göttingen has a train station. Many high-speed trains stop at the train station.
Today, there is no airport.[5] During Nazi Germany there was an airport. The airport was for small planes.
Many people use a bicycle.[5] There are many bicycle paths. On some streets bicycles have priority.
Pictures
[change | change source]- Göttingen
Sources
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Göttingen". Encyclopedia Britannica. January 24, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2023" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- 1 2 3 4 "Göttingen". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Patowary, Kaushik (June 8, 2016). "The Goose Girl of Göttingen". Amusing Planet. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- 1 2 3 Joshi, Nandan. "Goettingen". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ↑ "Welcome brochure City of Goettingen" (PDF). City of Göttingen. January 28, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
Read also
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