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Reinhausen is the largest village in the municipality (''Gemeinde'')
on civil information website Gleichen The village was settled in the tenth century or earlier. Along the main road running through the village are medieval cross-in-circles carved into the massive stone hillside. Originally begun in the tenth century as a castle, the Lutheran church in the village was formerly a monastery.Website municipality Gleichen
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Internet page for the municipality of Gleichen
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Reinhausen is the largest village in the municipality (''Gemeinde'') Gleichen
Gleichen is the name of two groups of castles in Germany, thus named from their resemblance to each other (german: gleich like, or resembling).
Castles in Thuringia between Gotha and Erfurt
The first is a group of three (hence called “die dre ...
in the district Göttingen
Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the capital of the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, the population was 118,911.
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, Germany
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. It is also the seat of government for the Gleichen. The village has 1,500 residents (as of December 31, 2005). The village mayor is Ulrike Benstem.Village council of Reinhausenon civil information website Gleichen The village was settled in the tenth century or earlier. Along the main road running through the village are medieval cross-in-circles carved into the massive stone hillside. Originally begun in the tenth century as a castle, the Lutheran church in the village was formerly a monastery.Website municipality Gleichen
/ref> Reinhausen is largely a combination of an agricultural village and a bedroom community for the city of
Göttingen
Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the capital of the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, the population was 118,911.
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, about ten kilometers to the north. There are a few stores in the village, catering to local needs. Not far from the town is the Wendebach Reservoir, a popular local lake and park.
Forest
The nearby hilly bunter of Reinhäuser Wald constitutes a forest district of some 18,000 hectares of primarily deciduous trees with light undergrowth including ferns. The primary species of tree is the beech (''Fagus sylvatica''), accounting for 57% of the trees. Other significant species include oak (''Quercus robur'' and ''Q. petraea''), Norway spruce (''Picea abies''), and larch (''Larix decidua''). The canopy is heavy enough to make for a significantly different micro-climate, with less extreme temperature variation. The forest is managed by the district office, with its seat in Reinhausen and is responsible for fourteen forest ranger districts and the Regional Environmental Education Center. The forest is open to the public, but harvesting of timber is the responsibility of the ''Landesforstamt'', which uses low impact methods (heavy use of horses) and follows the principle of sustainable development. The forest contains numerous abris, some of which have evidence of use since at least the mesolithic.References
External links
Internet page for the municipality of Gleichen
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