Walkenried

Walkenried
Coat of arms
Walkenried
Location of Walkenried within Göttingen district
Coordinates: 51°35′13″N 10°37′08″E / 51.58694°N 10.61889°E / 51.58694; 10.61889Coordinates: 51°35′13″N 10°37′08″E / 51.58694°N 10.61889°E / 51.58694; 10.61889
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Göttingen
Municipal assoc.	Walkenried
Government
• Mayor	Dieter Haberlandt
Area
• Total	12.23 km2 (4.72 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,258
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	37445
Dialling codes	05525
Vehicle registration	GÖ, OHA
Website	www.walkenried.de

Walkenried (German pronunciation: [valkənˈʁiːt]) 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.

The village was principally known as the location of Walkenried Abbey, the third Cistercian monastery established on German-speaking territory, founded in 1127 and secularised in 1668.

Towns and municipalities in Göttingen (district)
Adelebsen Bad Grund Bad Lauterberg Bad Sachsa Bilshausen Bodensee Bovenden Bühren Dransfeld Duderstadt Ebergötzen Elbingerode Friedland Gieboldehausen Gleichen Göttingen Hann. Münden Hattorf am Harz Herzberg am Harz Hörden am Harz Jühnde Krebeck Landolfshausen Niemetal Obernfeld Osterode am Harz Rhumspringe Rollshausen Rosdorf Rüdershausen Scheden Seeburg Seulingen Staufenberg Waake Walkenried Wollbrandshausen Wollershausen Wulften am Harz

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