Göhrde

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Coordinates: 53°09′00″N 10°53′00″E / 53.15, 10.883333

Göhrde
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Göhrde (Germany)
Göhrde
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Lüchow-Dannenberg
Municipal assoc. Elbtalaue
Local subdivisions 12 Ortsteile
Mayor Dietmar Harlfinger (FDP)
Basic statistics
Area 40.71 km² (15.7 sq mi)
Elevation 77 m  (253 ft)
Population 675  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 17 /km² (43 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate DAN
Postal code 29473
Area code 05862

Göhrde is a municipality in the district Lüchow-Dannenberg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

The municipality was named after the forest Göhrde, with an area of about 75 m², famous for its oaks, beeches and game preserves. It is memorable for the victory gained here, on 16 September 1813, by the allies, under Wallmoden, over the French forces commanded by Pecheur, in the War of the Sixth Coalition. The hunting-box situated in the forest was built in 1689 and was restored by Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover. It is known to history on account of the constitution of Gohrde, promulgated here in 1719.

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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