Walkenried

Walkenried () is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the southern Harz, approx. 15 km south of Braunlage, and 15 km northwest of Nordhausen.

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German location.area_code: 05525
German location.image_skyline: Hexentanzplatz Walkenried.jpg
German location.image_coa: Wappen Walkenried.svg
German location.image_plan: Walkenried in GÖ-2016.svg
German location.state: Niedersachsen
German location.district: Göttingen
German location.Samtgemeinde: Walkenried
German location.elevation: 275
German location.area: 12.23
German location.postal_code: 37445
German location.licence: GÖ, OHA
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 03159036

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Walkenried () is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the southern Harz, approx. 15 km south of Braunlage, and 15 km northwest of Nordhausen.

Walkenried was the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Walkenried, which was abolished in November 2016 when Wieda and Zorge were incorporated into the municipality.