Göttingen ( German pronunciation: [ˈɡœtɪŋən] ) 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 , and the district-free city of Kassel ). The capital is the university city of Göttingen .
5-465: The Münden Nature Park lies within the district of Göttingen , in south Lower Saxony in Germany . This large and densely wooded nature park was founded in 1959 within the borders of the now defunct district of Münden . It is just under 374 square kilometres (144 sq mi) in area and runs almost from the eastern edge of the town of Kassel and border of Hesse in a northerly direction through
10-633: The Frau Holle Path (Kennzeichnung X4), Werraburgensteig (X5), Studentenpfad (X13) and Fuldahöhenweg (X17). On the Großer Staufenberg there is a glider airfield. The hills in the Münden Nature Park include (heights in metres above sea level (NN)): Landkreis G%C3%B6ttingen In 1885 the Prussian government established the districts of Göttingen, Münden and Duderstadt within
15-548: The Province of Hanover . These districts existed for 88 years, before they were merged in 1973 to form the present district of Göttingen. In 1964, the formerly district-free Göttingen city was incorporated into the district. On 1 November 2016, it was reformed by the addition of the former district of Osterode . The western half of the district is occupied by the Weserbergland mountains. The Weser River receives its name near
20-757: The northern part of the Kaufungen Forest via Hann. Münden to the Bramwald and Dransfeld Town Forest . It lies south, east and northeast of the confluence of the Fulda and Werra rivers with the Weser and borders in the south and southeast on the Meißner-Kaufungen Forest Nature Park . It is crossed by the A ;7 motorway . Many footpaths criss-cross this forested landscape, including long-distance paths like
25-616: The town of Hannoversch Münden , where the Fulda joins the Werra . Further east the Leine river runs through the district from south to north. 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
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