Wieda Explained

Type:Ortsteil
Image Coa:Wappen Wieda.png
Coordinates:51.6325°N 10.5858°W
State:Niedersachsen
District:Göttingen
Municipality:Walkenried
Elevation:375
Area:6.53
Population:1295
Stand:2015-12-31
Postal Code:37447
Area Code:05586
Licence:GÖ, OHA

Wieda is a village and a former municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2016, it is part of the municipality Walkenried.

Wieda is on River Wieda, a tributary of Zorge in the southern part of the Harz mountains.

Sights

There are many well-preserved half-timbered houses in the center of Wieda, for example in the High Street close to the wooden Town Hall. The Old Clock Tower is on the top of a hill offering a scenic view of the municipality and its surroundings. Lutherkirche is the protestant town church which was built in 1770.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Ulrich Großmann: Hannover und Südniedersachsen, p. 192. Köln 1999