Wilckens
Wilckens is a historic site in Göttingen, Southern Lower Saxony, Lower Saxony. Wilckens is situated nearby to Forestry Botanical Garden and Arboretum, as well as near the peak Fass-Berg.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forestry Botanical Garden and Arboretum and Bismarckstein.
Forestry Botanical Garden and Arboretum
Garden
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The Forstbotanischer Garten und Pflanzengeographisches Arboretum der Universität Göttingen, often called the Forstbotanischer Garten und Arboretum, is a 40 hectares arboretum and botanical garden maintained by the University of Göttingen.
Geowissenschaftliches Museum der Universität Göttingen
Museum
Photo: Stefan Bellini, CC0.
Geowissenschaftliches Museum der Universität Göttingen is situated 1 km west of Wilckens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nikolausberg and Herberhausen.
Nikolausberg
Suburb
Photo: Forty2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Göttingen 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.
Herberhausen
Suburb
Photo: Dehio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Herberhausen is a village belonging to Göttingen, Lower Saxony, in Germany. Herberhausen is situated 2½ km southeast of Wilckens.
Deppoldshausen
Hamlet
Photo: Tine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deppoldshausen is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km north of Wilckens.
Wilckens
- Type: Rock
- Inscription: “Zu Ehren von Prof. Dr. H. D. Wilckens (1763–1832)”
- Categories: historic site, memorial, and landform
- Location: Göttingen, Göttingen, Southern Lower Saxony, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.55766° or 51° 33′ 28″ northLongitude
9.96249° or 9° 57′ 45″ eastOpen location code
9F3FHX56+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 4786756026OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
natural=rock
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fass-Berg and Silikatalpinum.
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