Göttingen, Germany
Göttingen is a city of 122,149 people in Lower Saxony, Germany, founded in 953.
Why visit Göttingen
Townapedia lists 200 museums and landmarks, 17 parks and trails, 226 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 7 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Deutsches Theater, Theater im OP, Bismarck Cottage and Kunsthaus Göttingen.
Weather in Göttingen
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About Göttingen
Göttingen (, US also ; German: [ˈɡœtɪŋən] ; Low German: Chöttingen) is a university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the capital of the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. According to the 2022 German census, the population of Göttingen was 124,548.
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Things to do7
Theater im OP
Cinema and theater · 1.0 km
Community theater at the Georg-August-university Göttingen
apex Kultur e. V.
Cinema and theater
46 Burgstraße, Göttingen
We-Fr 15:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-14:00; PH off
Vierkirchenblick
Scenic view
Von diesem Punkt aus sind die Türme der vier Kirchen St. Johannis, St. Jacobi, St. Albani und St. Michael zu sehen. Der Punkt ist auf...
Museums and landmarks200
Bismarck Cottage
Monument and historic site
27a Bürgerstraße, Göttingen
Tu 10:00-13:00; Th,Sa 15:00-17:00; PH off
Kunsthaus Göttingen
Museum
7 Düstere Straße, Göttingen
Th 15:00-18:00; Fr-Su 11:00-18:00; Th[1] 15:00-20:00; Mo-We off
Städtisches Museum
Museum
7/8 Ritterplan, Göttingen
Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa-Su,PH 11:00-17:00; Mo off; Nov 02-30 off
Accouchierhaus
Monument and historic site · 0.6 km
1 Kurze-Geismar-Straße, Göttingen
Atelier/Galerie Uta Sehr
Museum · 0.6 km
77 Lange-Geismar-Straße, Göttingen
Tu-Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-15:00; PH off
Biodiversitätsmuseum
Museum
28 Berliner Straße, Göttingen
off "wegen Umbauten bis 2025 geschlossen"
Nottbohm
Museum
31 Kurze-Geismar-Straße, Göttingen
Tu-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 10:00-16:00; week 47-50 Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30;...
Universitätsaula
Monument and historic site
1 Wilhelmsplatz, Göttingen
188 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds17
5 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes226
Abessina Restaurant
Restaurant · African, Ethiopian, Eritrean
2 Ritterplan, Göttingen
Su, Tu-Th 17:00-21:30; Fr-Sa 17:00-22:00
Cafe & Bar Celona
Restaurant · Burger, Coffee Shop, International
3 Weender Landstraße, Göttingen
Mo-Su,PH 09:00-01:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-02:00
Duke Irish Pub
Restaurant · Burger
4 Mühlenstraße, Göttingen
Tu-Th 18:00-00:00; Fr,Sa 18:00-03:30; Mo, Su off
Espresso House
Cafe · Coffee Shop
8 Kornmarkt, Göttingen
Mo-Th 07:00-19:00; Fr 07:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-20:00; Su,PH 09:00-18:30
Fellini
Restaurant · Italian
28 Groner-Tor-Straße, Göttingen
Mo-Fr 11:30-14:30,17:00-22:00; Sa,Su,PH 11:30-22:00
Gaia garden
Restaurant · Vietnamese
18 Nikolaistraße, Göttingen
Mo-Sa 11:30-22:00; Su 15:00-22:00; PH off
214 more on the map.
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship14
Saint Mary's Church
Church · Lutheran
30 Groner-Tor-Straße, Göttingen
St. Michael's Church
Church · Roman Catholic
14a Kurze Straße, Göttingen
Shopping59
Gas and EV charging9
Schools, colleges and libraries27
Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen
Library · 0.6 km
1 Platz der Göttinger Sieben, Göttingen
Healthcare9
Map of Göttingen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kassel Airport (KSF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 40 km away.
- Rosdorf 4 km southwest, about 4 min by car
- Bovenden 6 km north, about 6 min by car
- Waake 9 km east, about 9 min by car
- Nörten-Hardenberg 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Friedland 13 km south, about 13 min by car
- Gemeinde Friedland 13 km south, about 13 min by car
- Kassel 39 km southwest, about 39 min by car
- Hildesheim 69 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Salzgitter 77 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Paderborn 84 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Goettingen Marktplatz Oct06 Antilived, Daniel Schwen, CC BY 2.5
- Göttingen, Papendiek 16, Anastasiya Lvova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eingangsbereich Historisches Gebäude der SUB Göttingen, Prinzenstraße-1000192, Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Heyne-Lesesaal der Niedersächsischen Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen-1000209, Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Michaelishaus Göttingen, Ben Thies, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Heyne-Lesesaal der Niedersächsischen Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen-1000205, Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Heyne-Lesesaal der Niedersächsischen Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen-1000196, Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Prinzenstraße 2, 1, Innenstadt, Göttingen, Landkreis Göttingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Motorradparkplatz Göttingen Am Leinekanal, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Prinzenstraße 1, 1, Innenstadt, Göttingen, Landkreis Göttingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paulinerstraße 6, Göttingen 02, Anastasiya Lvova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Goethe-Allee 8 Göttingen 02, Anastasiya Lvova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Goethe-Allee 8 Göttingen 01, Anastasiya Lvova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Papendiek 15, 1, Innenstadt, Göttingen, Landkreis Göttingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Göttingen - December 18th 2013 - 12, Norbert Nagel, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Prinzenstraße 1, 2, Innenstadt, Göttingen, Landkreis Göttingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Göttingen 2023 06, Sebastian Wallroth, CC BY 4.0
- Erinnerungstafel Prinzenhaus Göttingen 2017, Kresspahl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Göttinger Gedenktafel, 1, Prinzenstraße 2, Innenstadt, Göttingen, Landkreis Göttingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Papendiek 16, Göttingen, Anastasiya Lvova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paulinerkirche (Göttingen), door details, Anastasiya Lvova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Manhole cover in Göttingen 02, Anastasiya Lvova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Göttingen Lichtenberg SUB 2972 201409, Karlunun, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Papendiek 16, 2, Innenstadt, Göttingen, Landkreis Göttingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Göttinger Gedenktafel - Forster, Georg, 1, Papendiek 16, Innenstadt, Göttingen, Landkreis Göttingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Göttinger Gedenktafel - Heyne, Christian Gottlob, 1, Papendiek 16, Innenstadt, Göttingen, Landkreis Göttingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Göttinger Gedenktafel - Heyne, Therese, 1, Papendiek 16, Innenstadt, Göttingen, Landkreis Göttingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Georg Christoph Lichtenberg statue in Göttingen 2024 (003), Vera de Kok, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Georg Christoph Lichtenberg statue in Göttingen 2024 (002), Vera de Kok, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Georg Christoph Lichtenberg statue in Göttingen 2024 (001), Vera de Kok, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paulinerkirche Göttingen (2293007749), mibuchat from Siemensstadt, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0
- ThOP front, Carlos-X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paulinerkirche Göttingen, Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- StChristophorus Reinhausen, Jan Stubenitzky ( Dehio ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- StMartini GrEllershausen 01, Jan Stubenitzky ( Dehio ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Goe.Uni.SUB.detail.03, Longbow4u, Public domain
- Alter Botanischer Garten der Universität Göttingen 006, Valérie Chansigaud, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Göttingen-Bismarckhäuschen.03, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Untere Karspüle 11, Reformierte Kirche Göttingen 20180119 001, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0
- StAlbani Goettingen, Jan Stubenitzky ( Dehio ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Goe Jacobi Church, Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Goettingen-Johanniskirche.01, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Goettingen StNikolai 02, Jan Stubenitzky ( Dehio ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Goe.Groner.Tor.St.Marien.01, Unknown author, Public domain
- Stadtbibliothek Göttingen Thomas-Buergenthal-Haus, Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Synagoge Göttingen, Tine, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kunsthaus Göttingen Fassade, Stefan Bellini, CC0
- Gebhards Hotel, Goethe-Allee Göttingen, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Freigeist Hotel Göttingen, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Goethe-Allee 21 Göttingen 20180122 001, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Göttingen Bismarck Häuschen Wall, Frank Merten, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Göttingen-Accouchierhaus.01, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zoologie-Goettingen-5, Francisco Welter-Schultes, CC0
- Goettingen Deutsches Theater 2002, Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0
- Goettingen Melies Innenansicht-02 2022-11-26-12-25-27 CCBY Ralf-Koenig, cc-by Ralf König, CC BY 4.0
- Städtisches Museum Göttingen 2, Ben Thies, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Göttingen, die Galerie "Alte Feuerwache", Eingang, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Street-level photo, Hightower-, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pablopita, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pablopita, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pablopita, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, txllxt, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pablopita, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pablopita, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Hightower-, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pablopita, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jengelh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pablopita, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jengelh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pablopita, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pablopita, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Hightower-, CC BY-SA 4.0
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