Dransfeld

Dransfeld
Dransfeld
	St Martini Church in Dransfeld.
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Dransfeld within Göttingen district
	Dransfeld Dransfeld
	Coordinates: 51°30′N 9°46′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Göttingen
Municipal assoc.	Dransfeld
Government
• Mayor	Rolf Tobien (SPD)
Area
• Total	28 km2 (11 sq mi)
Elevation	302 m (991 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,367
• Density	160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	37127
Dialling codes	05502
Vehicle registration	GÖ, HMÜ, DUD, OHA
Website	www.dransfeld.de

Dransfeld is a town in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km west of Göttingen.

Dransfeld is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Dransfeld.

Infrastructure

Traffic

Bundesstraße 3 runs through Dransfeld connecting it to Göttingen and Hann. Münden and to Bundesautobahn 7, one of the most important motorways in Germany. Bundesautobahn 38 to Halle and Leipzig is also nearby.

Local bus line 120 runs from Göttingen to Hann. Münden up to every 30 minutes and there are several other lines to nearby villages.

The nearby train station in Göttingen is part of the Schnellfahrstrecke Hannover/Würzburg and has regular ICE stops and multiple daily connections to Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Basel.

Tourism

There is an outdoor pool including a camping area south of the town.

Born in Dransfeld

JohannesJeep in 1613

Johannes Jeep, (1581/1582 – 1644), German organist, choirmaster and composer

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gollark: I replicate all mine.

gollark: I should probably actually make AE2 or other autocrafting rather than relying on extremely manual processes.

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gollark: With the combination of a sleeping bag and sleep charm I can instantaneously cause day. It's like a celestial manipulator but stupider.

References

Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2018.

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[1] Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2018.