Göttingen Forest

The Göttingen Forest is a ridge in Germany's Central Uplands that is up to 427.5 metres high. It forms part of the Lower Saxon Hills in South Lower Saxony.

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Type: Forest
Description: mountain range in Lower Saxony, Germany
Also known as: “Gottinger Wald” and “Göttinger Wald”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bratental and Stadtwald Göttingen und Kerstlingeröder Feld.

Bratental

Protected area

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Bratental is a protected area.

Stadtwald Göttingen und Kerstlingeröder Feld

Nature reserve

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Stadtwald Göttingen und Kerstlingeröder Feld is a nature reserve.

Hünstollen

Peak

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Hünstollen is a peak, which is situated 3 km northeast of Göttingen Forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roringen and Nikolausberg.

Roringen

Suburb

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Roringen is a village in the borough of Göttingen, Germany. High on a hill, it is separated from the city proper some 51⁄2 km to the south-west by farmlands and part of the Göttingen Forest.

Nikolausberg is a northeastern borough of the university town of Göttingen, Germany. Its name derives from a legend according to which three pilgrims came to the church in 999 AD, of whom one left relics of Nicholas of Myra following his death there. Nikolausberg is situated 2½ km west of Göttingen Forest.