District of Göttingen
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Total | Female | Male | |
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Inhabitants: | 118,946 | 61,195 (51.4 %) | 57,751 (48.6 %) |
As of: Dec 31, 2022 |
Age structure: |
Inhabitants/km²: | 1016.5 | |
As of: Dec 31, 2022 |
€ per inhabitant (District of Göttingen) |
National comparison (Germany=100 %) |
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Gross domestic product 2021: | 38,953 | 90 % |
€ per employed person (District of Göttingen) |
National comparison (Germany=100 %) |
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Gross value added 2021 | ||
- Production sector: | 93,605 | 104 % |
- Service sector: | 56,822 | 85 % |
€ per inhabitant (City of Göttingen) |
State comparison (State=100 %) |
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Net revenue from local business tax 2021: | 978.83 | 164 % |
Municipal share of income tax 2022: | 514.05 | 103 % |
Total | Female | Male | |
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Employed persons: | 74,209 | 37,802 (50.9 %) | 36,407 (49.1 %) |
Change over previous year: | -379 (-0.5 %) | ||
Employment rate: | 56.6 % | ||
As of: Jun 30, 2023 |
Employed persons acc. to economic sectors: |
In-commuters | Out-commuters | Balance | |
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Commuters: | 41,682 | 13,341 | 28,341 |
As of: Jun 30, 2023 |
Schools of general education 2022 (City of Göttingen) | |
Elementary schools: | 21 |
Secondary schools (Oberschulen): | 1 |
Secondary schools (Realschulen): | 1 |
Grammar schools: | 5 |
Integrated comprehensive schools: | 3 |
Free Waldorf schools: | 1 |
Special schools: | 6 |
Evening schools/kollegs: | 1 |
Vocational schools 2022 (District of Göttingen) | |
Vocational schools: | 13 |
Vocational technical schools: | 11 |
Technical secondary schools: | 7 |
Vocational grammar schools: | 4 |
Colleges: | 4 |
Other educational facilities¹: | Stadt Göttingen: alle Schulformen, darunter 6 Gymnasien (einschließlich Abendgymnasium), Gesamtschulen, Waldorfschule und Monterosischule Georg-August-Universität Göttingen mit über 30.000 Studierenden, eine staatliche und eine private Fachhochschule zahlreiche Angebote für Aus- und Weiterbildung, u. a. Berufsakademie |
General practitioners: | 114 |
Dentists: | 104 |
Medical specialists: | 280 |
Hospitals: | 6 (2,424 total beds) |
Other medical health facilities: | Includes the University Hospital with 1,450 beds Extensive offerings for child care and supervision and for looking after the elderly |
Leisure facilities: | There is excuse for anyone in Göttingen not to find exciting possibilities. |
Cultural facilities: | Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, Deutsches Theater, Junges Theater, Theater im OP, International Händel Festival, Göttingen Jazz Festival, Literature Autumn, and many other events |
Sport facilities: | Inter alia: - 108 sports clubs (35,000 members) - Stadia, Uni sports grounds, bathing paradise, tennis, squash, riding, golf - Lake Kiessee (kayaking/canoeing, rowing, sailing) |
Special amenities on offer: |
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Comment on the transport infrastructure: | Göttingen enjoys a central location in Germany and Europe. Thanks to its optimal accessibility by rail and road, the city can be easily reached for a day trip from most other German cities and regions. The international airports in Frankfurt (2 hours) and Hannover (1 hour) can be reached via ICE trains running at very short intervals. |
Local business tax: | 430 % |
Local property tax A: | 530 % |
Local property tax B: | 600 % |
Link to promotion info: | Information about funding schemes and assistance can also be obtained from the NBank, the Lower Saxony state development bank. http://www.nbank.de |
Phone: | +49 551 54743-0 |
Fax: | +49 551 54743-20 |
Homepage: | http://www.gwg-online.de |
E-mail: |
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Sources: | ¹ | Own Survey (Last update on Dec 7, 2023) |
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LSNhttp://www.statistik.niedersachsen.de/ - Niedersachsen State Statistical Office, State Statistical Office of Bremenhttp://www.statistik.bremen.de/ (As of: date specified) |
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Statistics from the German Federal Employment Agencyhttp://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de/ (As of: date specified), Note on Data Usehttp:/ |
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The statistical data have been updated to include the most recent available figures on Feb 28, 2024 |