Discover Wulften am Harz: the Oder floodplain and local history

Wulften am Harz combines the landscape of the Oder floodplain on the edge of the southern Harz with tangible traces of local history. The town lies between Rotenberg and Dut-berg. When planning your trip, you can focus on these local highlights or also explore cultural and nature-related attractions in the wider Göttingen destination. If you are looking for accommodation, this distinction can help you decide which themes you want to shape your trip.

Landscape and local history in Wulften

The local history museum in Wulften welcomes groups, clubs, school classes and children’s groups. Visits are arranged with members of the board of the local history association, so please coordinate your visit with the association in advance. For a family celebration, a walk through Wulften combined with a visit to the museum is suggested as an activity. This idea brings a shared occasion together with a look at the town and its history, while advance arrangements for the museum visit remain important.

The Schützenkleinod also offers a specific link to local tradition: the oldest plaque on it bears the year 1742. Together, the town’s location, the local history museum and this dated detail provide different starting points for planning your trip. You can get to know Wulften through both its landscape and its local historical connections, without reducing one perspective to the other.

Culture and knowledge in the wider Göttingen destination

In the wider Göttingen destination, the Forum Wissen focuses on ongoing research and teaching. Its permanent exhibition, “Rooms of Knowledge,” covers 1,400 square metres. Its twelve rooms contain more than 1,400 objects from the collections of the University of Göttingen and allow visitors to follow the processes involved in creating knowledge. The exhibition’s size, objects and subject offer different points of orientation: you can explore the collection items or focus on how knowledge is created.

Göttingen’s urban history also offers several different points of entry. The Old Town Hall was built in 1270 and served as a centre for council and court assemblies, as well as for trade. The Gänseliesel statue, the city’s landmark since 1901, stands in the market square. At the University of Göttingen, the auditorium is a key building and an example of neoclassical architecture; it also houses the Karzer, the historic university jail. The town hall, market square and university thus point to different chapters in the city’s life.

The Göttingen Municipal Museum is currently showing the exhibition “City. Power. Faith. Göttingen in the 16th Century” until further notice. Check the exhibition’s current status before your trip. Guided tours of the permanent and temporary exhibitions are available for groups and school classes; check the booking arrangements in advance. The exhibition adds a clearly defined subject to a visit to the historic buildings and city landmarks.

Gardens, woodland and wildlife watching

Those wishing to include nature in their visit to the wider Göttingen destination will find different ways to explore it. The Old Botanical Garden Göttingen was established in 1736 as a “hortus medicus,” or medicinal garden. Visitors can explore its historic greenhouses, tropical vegetation in the rainforest house and the alpine garden. The municipal forest on the Hainberg offers opportunities for walking, hiking and cycling.

Wild boar and fallow deer live in the wildlife enclosure at Kehr, which is encircled by a three-kilometre loop trail. The wider Göttingen destination therefore offers a range of nature experiences: the historic garden and its named areas, activities in the municipal forest and a loop trail around the wildlife enclosure.

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