Göttingen (district)

district in Lower Saxony, Germany

Göttingen is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Göttingen
Coat of arms of Göttingen
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CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalGöttingen
Area
 • Total1,753 km2 (677 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total328,458
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGÖ, DUD, HMÜ, OHA
Websitelandkreis-goettingen.de

The western half of the district is covered by the Weserbergland mountains.

Towns and municipalities

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Towns and municipalities in Landkreis Göttingen
Towns Samtgemeinden
  1. Bad Grund
  2. Bad Lauterberg
  3. Bad Sachsa
  4. Duderstadt
  5. Göttingen
  6. Hann. Münden
  7. Herzberg am Harz
  8. Osterode am Harz
  9. Walkenried


Free municipalities

  1. Adelebsen
  2. Bovenden
  3. Friedland
  4. Gleichen
  5. Rosdorf
  6. Staufenberg


Unincorporated area

  • Harz (267.37 km², uninhabited)
  1. Bühren
  2. Dransfeld1, 2
  3. Jühnde
  4. Niemetal
  5. Scheden
  1. Bilshausen
  2. Bodensee
  3. Gieboldehausen1
  4. Krebeck
  5. Obernfeld
  6. Rhumspringe
  7. Rollshausen
  8. Rüdershausen
  9. Wollbrandshausen
  10. Wollershausen
  1. Elbingerode
  2. Hattorf am Harz1
  3. Hörden am Harz
  4. Wulften am Harz
  1. Ebergötzen1
  2. Landolfshausen
  3. Seeburg
  4. Seulingen
  5. Waake
1seat of the Samtgemeinde; 2town

References

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  1. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.