Göttingen

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G?ttingen () is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of G?ttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2004 the population was 129,466.

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The origins of G?ttingen lay in a village called Gutingi. This village was first mentioned in a document in 953. The city was founded between 1150 and 1200 to the north-west of this village and adopted its name. In medieval times the city was a member of the Hanseatic League and hence a wealthy town.

City: :For alternate meanings see city (disambiguation)...

Leine: The Leine is a river in Thuringia and Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a tributary of the Aller river and 241 km in length....

Hanseatic League: The Hanseatic League (German: die Hanse) was an alliance of trading cities that established and maintained a trade monopoly over most of Northern Europe and the Baltic for a time in the later Middle Ages and the Early Modern period (ie between the 13th and 17th century)....