Göttingen
Göttingen
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Gänseliesel fountain and pedestrian zone | |
Location of Göttingen within Göttingen district | |
| Coordinates: 51°32′02″N 09°56′08″E / 51.53389°N 9.93556°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Göttingen |
| First mentioned | 953 |
| Subdivisions | 18 districts |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2021–26) | Petra Broistedt (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 116.89 km2 (45.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 126,968 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 37001–37085 |
| Dialling codes | 0551 |
| Vehicle registration | GÖ |
| Website | www |
Göttingen (/ˈɡɜːtɪŋən/, US also /ˈɡɛt-/; 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.