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Eden Hotel
Reinhäuser Landstraße 22a
D-37083 Göttingen
Tel. +49 (0)551 50 72 00
Fax +49 (0)551 50 72 111
info@eden-hotel.de
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Göttingen: a short history The history of Göttingen goes back to the settlement of Gutingi, first documented in the year 953. The village came to prominence because kings and emperors used it as a stopping point on the way to Pfalz-Grona, to the north-west, and in the 12th century it was granted a town charter. A wall, parts of which survive today, protected it from invaders. The large number of castles in the immediate neighbourhood testify to an eventful history, including a period as a seat of the Guelphs. Thanks to its central location, Göttingen enjoyed a boom as a trading centre in the late Middle Ages. Political and religious troubles and wars put an end to this period of prosperity, but the town’s fortunes revived after 1737 with the founding of George Augustus University. The population increased and the economy flourished. The university was severely hampered in the National Socialist era, with the devastation caused by book burnings and the expulsion of Jewish academics. Because the city remained largely unscathed by air raids in the Second World War, the post-war turmoil in Germany led to a sharp increase in Göttingen’s population. This, together with the incorporation of many surrounding communities, resulted in the emergence of a modern city. The university developed with it: the State and University Library, opened on the campus in 1993, bears impressive testimony to this growth. Göttingen’s reputation as a film city also deserves mention. More than 90 feature films were shot here by eminent film-makers between 1945 and 1969, as some of the city’s street names (Heinz-Erhardt-Platz) remind us. Actors including Götz George and Bruno Ganz started their careers at Göttingen theatres. Singer and actor Herbert Grönemeyer was born here, and the world rights to the works of Günter Grass are held by a Göttingen publishing house. Since the reunification of Germany in 1989, Göttingen has regained its central position in the country. The city’s population at the end of 2005 was about 120,000, of which 24,000 were students. Further interesting information on Göttingen’s eventful history is available at >>>>>(Wikipedia) |