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Benniehausen
Benniehausen is a village in the Gemeinde Gleichen in southern Lower Saxony. The village of 349 residents (in 2010) is located in the Gartetal on the old trade route between Göttingen and Duderstadt Duderstadt () is a city in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district of Göttingen. It is the center and capital of the northern part of the Eichsfeld ("Untereichsfeld"). In earlier times it was the private wealth of the Roman Cat ..., lying some eight kilometers south-west of the former city. Construction of the village's half-timbered church began in 1779. The community has a prize-winning volunteer fire department. Community organizations include a senior citizens club (''Altenclub Benniehausen''). Benniehausen and the surrounding area have been inhabited since the Paleolithic. In nearby Niedeck, there is the ruin of an ancient fort, which was excavated in the 1990s Grote, Klaus "Die Hünsche Burg im Gartetal bei Niedeck," ''Göttinger Jahrbuch'' 41:318-320. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleichen, Lower Saxony
Gleichen is a municipality (in this case, a '' Gemeinde'') in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Named after the two castles, Neuen-Gleichen and Alten-Gleichen on the twin peaks in the ''Gemeinde'', it is situated about 10 km southeast of Göttingen, from which the peaks are visible. Its seat is Reinhausen. Location The municipality of Gleichen is located southeast of Göttingen, west-southwest of Duderstadt and north-northwest of Heilbad Heiligenstadt. The River Garte flows through several of the villages in the municipality, as does the small Wendebach stream, which is impounded by the Wendebach Reservoir. Both streams are right, eastern tributaries of the Leine. In the center of the municipality are Die Gleichen, a pair of hills 430 m high, that rise between Appenrode, Bettenrode and Gelliehausen. Both hills were once crowned by castles, whose ruins may still be seen. The villages in the municipality may be accessed on state roads (''Landess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
