Goettingen
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Goettingen is a university town rich in tradition, known throughout Germany for its turbulent history and its well-preserved half-timbered buildings dating from the Middle Ages. A settlement by the name of “Gutingi” in this area had been accounted for from the seventh century. In 1230, Goettingen received town privilege, and it achieved the status of a large city in 1964. Many well-known persons are, in one way or another, connected to Goettingen. For example, Otto von Bismarck, who later became the German Chancellor, studied law here. The famous mathematician, physicist, and astronomer Carl Friedrich Gauss lived in Goettingen, as did the physicist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. The author Heinrich Heine also studied here for a time; however, he met the city with mixed feelings. He wrote the following in his “The Harz Journey” from 1826: “The city of Goettingen, famous for its sausages and university, belongs to the King of Hanover and contains 999 hearths, diverse churches, a maternity