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Göttingen
Gänseliesel foontain an pedestrian zone.
Gänseliesel foontain an pedestrian zone.
Coat of airms o Göttingen
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Göttingen is located in Germany
Göttingen
Göttingen
Location o Göttingen athin Göttingen destrict
Coordinates: 51°32′02″N 09°56′08″E / 51.53389°N 9.93556°E / 51.53389; 9.93556Coordinates: 51°32′02″N 09°56′08″E / 51.53389°N 9.93556°E / 51.53389; 9.93556
KintraGermany
StateLawer Saxony
DestrictGöttingen
First mentioned953
Subdivisions18 destricts
Govrenment
 • Laird MayorWolfgang Meyer (SPD)
Area
 • Total116.89 km2 (45.13 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2010-12-31)
 • Total116,052
 • Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
37001–37085
Diallin codes0551
Vehicle registration
Websitegoettingen.de

Göttingen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡœtɪŋən] ( listen); Law German: Chöttingen) is a varsity toun in Lawer Saxony, Germany.