Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Lower Saxony
- District
- Göttingen
- Subdivisions
- 16 villages
- Mayor 2021 26
- Dirk Otter ( SPD )
- Total
- 129.25 km (49.90 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 185 m (607 ft)
- Density
- 67.03/km (173.6/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Dialling codes
- 05592, 05508, 0551
- Vehicle registration
- GÖ
- Website
- www.gleichen.de
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Gleichen
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Göttingen district
- Population
- 8693
- Area
- 129.25
- Elevation
- 185
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Official website
- www.gleichen.de
- Image
- Gleichen Vogelsang UTafel.jpg
- Dialing code
- 05592
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- Commons category
- Gleichen
- postal code
- 37130
- member of
- Mayors for Peace
- native label
- Gleichen
- P8168
- Ursula Stenzel
- different from
- Gleichen
- hashtag
- Gleichen
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Encyclopedic overview
Gleichen ( German pronunciation: [ˈɡlaɪçn̩] ) 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.
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gleichen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.