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Southern part of the German federal state of Lower Saxony
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Southern Lower Saxony contains the hilly and mountainous parts of this state, namely the Upper Harz mountains, Weser and Leine Uplands with their respective foothills and valleys as well as the Western portion of the Eichsfeld region.
By train
The region's only ICE stop is Göttingen which is served twice an hour from Hanover (35 minutes), Frankfurt (1:45 hours), Hamburg (2 hours) and hourly from Munich (3½ hours).
By car
Southern Lower Saxony is intersected from north to south by the Autobahn A 7 (Hanover–Kassel).
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biggest city and transportation hub of the region, mainly known for its university and research institutions
charming spa town, ancient cable cars, and a base for walks in the surrounding hills
the main ski resort and cable car to Lower Saxony's highest peak, the Wurmberg
a resort in the Harz. Its manufactures include textiles and wood products. The town was once a centre for the mining of copper, zinc, and lead
former Free Imperial Town with a more than 1000-year old history
the highest settlement in Lower Saxony and base for numerous walks
Herzberg am Harz is a town in southern Niedersachsen, Germany, on the southwestern rim of the Harz mountain range and the Harz National Park. Its 16th-century castle houses a small cultural centre with a restaurant, a museum and the great hall, which is used for various cultural events.
Bad Gandersheim is a town in South Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is full of character and is made up of many half-timbered houses.
Einbeck is a town in South Lower Saxony, Germany.
famous for the Pied Piper of Hamelin legend
"Town of three rivers" where Werra and Fulda issue into the Weser, picturesque with half-timbered houses and Renaissance buildings
Wiedensahl is a village in the Weser Uplands in Germany, with fewer than 1000 inhabitants (2023). The community became known nationwide through the painter Wilhelm Busch, who was born here in 1832.
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