Göttingen
City in Lower Saxony, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Göppingen.
For other uses, see Göttingen (disambiguation).
Göttingen (/ˈɡɜːtɪŋən/, US also /ˈɡɛt-/,[3][4] German: [ˈɡœtɪŋən] ⓘ; Low German: Chöttingen) is a university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the capital of the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, the population was 118,911.[5]
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Göttingen
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Location of Göttingen within Göttingen district | |
Coordinates: 51°32′02″N 09°56′08″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Göttingen |
First mentioned | 953 |
Subdivisions | 18 districts |
Government | |
• Lord mayor (2021–26) | Petra Broistedt[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 116.89 km2 (45.13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 118,946 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/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 |
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