Gleichen, Lower Saxony

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Gleichen

Coat of arms
Gleichen
Coordinates: 51°27′43″N 10°02′20″E / 51.46194°N 10.03889°E / 51.46194; 10.03889Coordinates: 51°27′43″N 10°02′20″E / 51.46194°N 10.03889°E / 51.46194; 10.03889
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Göttingen
Subdivisions 16 villages
Government
 • Mayor Heinz-Jürgen Proch (SPD)
Area
 • Total 128.93 km2 (49.78 sq mi)
Elevation 185 m (607 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 9,145
 • Density 71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 37130
Dialling codes 05592, 05508, 0551
Vehicle registration GÖ
Website www.gleichen.de

Gleichen is a municipality (in this case, a Gemeinde) in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Named after the two castles, Neuen-Gleichen and Alten-Gleichen on the twin peaks in the Gemeinde, it is situated about 10 km southeast of Göttingen, from which the peaks are visible. Its seat is Reinhausen.

Location

Advanced crevice in the sandstone, former hermitage of monk Henry Hufnagel, 1385

The municipality of Gleichen is located southeast of Göttingen, west-southwest of Duderstadt and north-northwest of Heilbad Heiligenstadt. The River Garte flows through several of the villages in the municipality as does the small Wendebach stream which is impounded by the Wendebach Reservoir). Both streams are right, eastern tributaries of the Leine.

Rocks

In the centre of the municipality are Die Gleichen, a pair of hills 430 m high, that rise between Appenrode, Bettenrode and Gelliehausen. Both hills were once crowned by castles, whose ruins may still be seen.

The villages in the municipality may be accessed on state roads (Landesstraßen) branching eastwards off the B 27 federal road.

Subdivisions

Obergut Appenrode

The other villages in the municipality are:

References

  1. ↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, Fortgeschriebene Einwohnerzahlen zum 31. Dezember 2012

External links


Towns and municipalities in Göttingen (district)
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