Gittelde

Gittelde
Gittelde
Ortsteil of Bad Grund
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Gittelde
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	Coordinates: 51°48′01″N 10°11′15″E / 51.80028°N 10.18750°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Göttingen
Municipality	Bad Grund
Area
• Total	12.55 km2 (4.85 sq mi)
Elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Population (2011-12-31)
• Total	1,926
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	37534
Dialling codes	05327
Vehicle registration	OHA
Website	www.gittelde.de

Gittelde is a village and a former municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 March 2013, it is part of the municipality Bad Grund.

History

Gittelde was founded in the 10th century. In a document dating from 953 the place was mentioned for the first time, and a few years later market and mint rights were awarded in 965.^[1]

Sights

There are many well-preserved half-timbered houses in the center of the town, e.g. in Breite Strasse street, a comparatively broad street which might have been an oblong market as the town has never had a rectangular market place like other market towns. Lange Straße is another historic street with traditional half-timbered houses. Some houses have doors with colourful wood carvings.

St. Mauritius Church, which was founded in the Middle Ages, has a neoromanic nave dating from the 19th century. Its spire was built in a baroque style around 1700. Inside the church a gothic altar with wood carvings can be seen.^[2] St. Johannes Church which was possibly founded in the 10th century has a spire dating from 1660.^[3]

The railway station of Gittelde on the Herzberg–Seesen railway line is a historic wooden building in the southeast of the town.

The ruins of Stauffenburg Castle are worth a visit as well. The castle was founded shortly after 1050. It was used as a prison until 1778 and as a quarry afterwards.^[4]