Walkenried

Walkenried
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Coordinates: 51°35′13″N 10°37′08″E / 51.58694°N 10.61889°E / 51.58694; 10.61889Coordinates: 51°35′13″N 10°37′08″E / 51.58694°N 10.61889°E / 51.58694; 10.61889
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Göttingen
Municipal assoc.	Walkenried
Government
• Mayor	Dieter Haberlandt
Area
• Total	12.23 km2 (4.72 sq mi)
Elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,321
• Density	350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	37445
Dialling codes	05525
Vehicle registration	GÖ, OHA
Website	www.walkenried-tourismus.de

Walkenried (German pronunciation: [valkənˈʁiːt]) is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the southern Harz, approx. 15 km south of Braunlage, and 15 km northwest of Nordhausen.

Walkenried was the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Walkenried, which was abolished in November 2016 when Wieda and Zorge were incorporated into the municipality.

The village was principally known as the location of Walkenried Abbey, the third Cistercian monastery established on German-speaking territory, founded in 1127 and secularised in 1668.

The former Abbey Walkenried

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