City Museum, Göttingen

Name: City Museum
Address: Ritterplan 7-8, Göttingen, 37073, Germany
Telephone: +49 551 4002843

#20 among attractions in Göttingen

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Facts and practical information

The Göttingen City Museum is a collection on the history and cultural history of the city and region of Göttingen.

Coordinates: 51°32'10"N, 9°56'12"E

Address

Ritterplan 7-8Innenstadt (Theaterstraße)Göttingen 37073 Germany

Contact

+49 551 4002843

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Day trips

City Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alter Botanischer Garten, Gänseliesel, SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Historische Sternwarte.

~830 ftN
Park, Botanical garden, Sculpture
Alter Botanischer Garten, Göttingen
5 min walk • The Old Botanical Garden of Göttingen University, with an area of 4.5 hectares, is an historic botanical garden maintained by the University of Göttingen. It is located in the Altstadt at Untere Karspüle 1, adjacent to the city wall, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany, and open daily.
~1250 ftS
Fountain, Sculpture
Gänseliesel, Göttingen
7 min walk • The Gänseliesel is a fountain which was erected in 1901 in front of the mediaeval town hall of Göttingen, Germany. Although rather small in size, the fountain is the best-known landmark of the city.
~1350 ftSW
Church, Gothic architecture
SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Göttingen
7 min walk • The Paulinerkirche in the historic city center of Göttingen was completed as a minster in 1304. Today it serves as a convention and exposition centre for the Göttingen State and University Library.
0.6 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
Historische Sternwarte, Göttingen
15 min walk • Göttingen Observatory is a German astronomical observatory located in Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany.
1.1 miW
51°32'12"N • 9°54'37"E
Naturerlebnisbad Grone, Göttingen
29 min walk • Amusement, Water park, Swimming
~1980 ftSE
Cemetery
Albanifriedhof, Göttingen
10 min walk • Albanifriedhof is a cemetery in Göttingen, Germany just outside the city wall to the southeast. It is most famous as the final resting place of Carl Friedrich Gauss.The cemetery is named after St. Albani Evangelical Lutheran Church in Göttingen.
0.4 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Theater im OP, Göttingen
11 min walk • The Theater im OP, abbreviated ThOP, is a community theater on the former premises of the Georg-August-Universität medical center. The stage is situated in the former anatomical theater. The theater's name refers to this, OP standing for German: Operationssaal, lit. 'operating hall'.
~1320 ftN
Library
Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen, Göttingen
7 min walk • The Göttingen State and University Library is the library for Göttingen University as well as for the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and is the state library for the German State of Lower Saxony.
~1240 ftS
City hall
Old Town Hall, Göttingen
6 min walk • The Old Town Hall in Göttingen was built in several stages starting in 1270 and was the seat of the council and administration of the city of Göttingen until 1978. It stands on the west side of the market square in the middle of the old town.
1.1 miS
51°31'16"N • 9°55'42"E
Freibad Brauweg, Göttingen
28 min walk • Amusement, Water park, Swimming
~1020 ftE
Museum
Sammlung für Völkerkunde, Göttingen
5 min walk • The Sammlung für Völkerkunde at the Institute of Cultural and Social Anthropology of the University of Göttingen is one of Germany's most important ethnological collections. The museum was founded around 1780 and revived around 1930, and is now funded by the state of Lower Saxony.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is City Museum open?

City Museum is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday 10 am - 5 pm
Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 11 am - 5 pm
Sunday 11 am - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to City Museum?

Nearby attractions include St.-Jacobi-Kirche, Göttingen (2 min walk), Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche, Göttingen (3 min walk), Alter Botanischer Garten, Göttingen (5 min walk), Sammlung für Völkerkunde, Göttingen (5 min walk).

How to get to City Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to City Museum:

Bus

Weender-Straße-Ost • Lines: 11, 12, 22, 31, 32, 34, 41, 42, 61, 62, 73, 91, 92, E, E12, F, N1, N10, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N8, N9 (3 min walk)
Theaterstraße • Lines: 50, 71, 72, 80, E, E71, S (3 min walk)

Train

Göttingen (12 min walk)