Gleichen, Lower Saxony

Gleichen
Municipality
Flag of Gleichen
Flag
Coat of arms of Gleichen
Coat of arms
Location of Gleichen within Göttingen district
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Gleichen is located in Germany
Gleichen
Gleichen
Gleichen is located in Lower Saxony
Gleichen
Gleichen
Coordinates: 51°27′43″N 10°02′20″E / 51.46194°N 10.03889°E / 51.46194; 10.03889
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGöttingen
Subdivisions16 villages
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Dirk Otter[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total128.93 km2 (49.78 sq mi)
Elevation
185 m (607 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total8,807
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
37130
Dialling codes05592, 05508, 0551
Vehicle registrationGÖ
Websitewww.gleichen.de

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.

  1. ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.