Travel Guide Göttingen

" Of course, this is not the Seine… "Many French will know this name by Barbara's song. And indeed, it's pretty pretty. In Germany, this small town (135 000 inhabitants, including more than 30 000 students) is one of the most famous of Germany's typical "universities-universities". 42 Nobel Prize winner lived in Göttingen! It could also correspond to the cliché of the small German town, nestled at the foot of its wooded hills, with its half-timbered houses, its bicycles and its softness. With its student atmosphere, Göttingen is also one of the most beautiful destinations in Lower Saxony. Its well-preserved and restored old town has a very beautiful framed style, ranging from the Middle Ages to the Belle Epoque. Its pedestrian streets are also very lively, shopping and rich in gastronomic establishments. Located near the walls of its centre, Göttingen has kept this proximity to the green nature of the Göttinger Wald, an intermediate hill between Harz and Weserbergland. Around the geographical centre of Germany, Göttingen is a charming and quality step between Cologne and Berlin, Frankfurt and Hamburg, Dresden and Bremen.The name Göttingen was first mentioned in the texts in 953. In the th century, the counts of Saxony founded on the other side of the Leine a city dedicated to the market. Its privileged position for the wool trade benefits greatly from its economic development. However, the wars of religion that follow in the region symbolize the death of the city. It was only in the th century that Göttingen underwent renewed activity with the construction of his University, which then became one of Germany's most brilliant, to remain so until today.