Göttingen.University city and green research landscapes
Round wooden city map made from oiled beech – two layers with a black back plate.
About the product
Göttingen’s historic centre connects with botanical gardens, university districts and the Kiessee. The Gänseliesel fountain and railway station orient the central area, while green research landscapes extend northwards. Wood gives these contrasting urban spaces a natural material setting. The map brings scientific life, established streets and the more open southern landscape into one connected portrait of the university city.
What does the map show?
- Gänseliesel
- Historic centre
- Old Botanical Garden
- Forest Botanical Garden
- Kiessee
- Precisely cut and engraved
- Fine laser details with clear depth
- Carefully inspected and securely packed
- Handmade in Germany
Configuration
Shape: Round · Design: Layered · Material: Beech · Diameter: Ø 23 cm, Ø 35 cm, Ø 50 cm
The configuration shown in the cart and at the time of ordering is authoritative. The preview is not a dimensioned technical drawing.
Availability & production
- Availability
- Made to order
- Production time
- Ships in 3-5 business days
Production starts after successful payment and complete product configuration.
Materials & care
Depending on the variant, lacquered or oiled MDF or oiled real-wood veneer on MDF; optional stainless-steel mounting screws. Acrylic lacquer spray, hard-wax oil and white glue are used in production.
Wood is a natural material. Grain and color may vary slightly from the product images.
Clean with a dry, soft cloth and protect from prolonged moisture and direct heat.
Included & installation
The selected product in the ordered configuration, securely packed and prepared for installation.
- Maximum dimensions 50 × 70 cm and maximum product weight 2 kg.
- Wall-fixing screws and wall plugs are not included. Use fixings suitable for the wall type, substrate and product weight.
- Installation must be carried out by an adult. Keep optional mounting screws and other small parts away from children until installation.
Shipping & returns
Securely packed shipping. Return and cancellation information is available in the legal section.
Shipping costs and delivery options depend on the destination and format. The published cancellation right applies to non-personalised standard goods; it may be excluded for individually made products.
Manufacturer & product identifier
- Manufacturer
- Benjamin Nöst - Lightworks
Rorichmoorer Str. 76
26802 Moormerland, Deutschland
kontakt@lightworks.de - Product identifier
- LW-CAT-C4EE0EEB8196-S, LW-CAT-C4EE0EEB8196-M, LW-CAT-C4EE0EEB8196-L
Together with the order or production batch, the relevant SKU enables traceability. Safety questions and incidents can be reported to the email address shown above.
Product safety
- Decorative product for dry indoor use only; not a toy and not intended for children.
- Protect from moisture, high heat and open flames.
- Do not continue to hang the product after a fall, breakage or visible damage. Keep damaged parts away from children.
Göttingen’s scientific life within the growing city
Göttingen’s university has shaped the city since the eighteenth century, but its teaching grounds and collections occupy several urban settings. The Old Botanical Garden adjoins the historic centre, while the Forest Botanical Garden belongs to the northern university area. The Gänseliesel, railway station and Kiessee add civic identity, everyday connections and southern green space.
University history belongs to the city
Göttingen’s university opened in 1737. Scientific work has since become a major strand in the city’s development. Its physical presence is not restricted to one enclosed estate. Historic streets, public squares and university locations belong to a shared urban fabric. The railway station west of the older centre adds another reference, connecting arrival with residential neighbourhoods and academic places. These relationships matter because they make university history part of ordinary city life. Göttingen’s academic identity consequently extends across different periods and spatial scales, rather than appearing solely as a collection of separate institutional buildings.
A garden beside the historic centre
The Old Botanical Garden occupies ground at the edge of the historic city. Its association with botanical teaching and research introduces academic history through a green urban space. Plant collections have a different purpose from grounds designed only for recreation: they organise living variety as something that can be studied. At the same time, the garden remains close to surrounding streets and buildings. This position demonstrates how scientific institutions can continue within an established city. The planted grounds form a distinct setting without losing their relationship to the central neighbourhoods that have developed around them.
Northern collections of trees and shrubs
The Forest Botanical Garden belongs to the northern university area. Its woody plant collection extends the botanical perspective towards trees, shrubs and their scientific significance. The location differs from that of the older central garden, standing farther from the historic squares within a larger academic environment. Taken together, the two gardens make the university’s geographical development visible. They connect an earlier relationship with the inner city to subsequent areas in the north. This distribution is essential to the wider portrait because it presents research as part of urban growth, with different collections occupying different settings rather than one interchangeable landscape.
A civic fountain and a southern lake
The Gänseliesel stands in the historic centre as one of Göttingen’s familiar civic symbols. Its smaller scale adds a public square setting to the larger institutional locations. South of the centre, the Kiessee and surrounding green grounds establish a more open relationship between settlement and landscape. Connected neighbourhoods lie between that southern area, the central squares and the northern collections. Göttingen therefore emerges as more than an old town or a university destination alone. Its character comes from research, shared public places, residential streets and different forms of greenery, brought together through the ordinary fabric of a living city.
Sources
- Geschichte - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen — https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/geschichte/108816.html
- Alter Botanischer Garten - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen — https://www.altgart.uni-goettingen.de/
- Forstbotanischer Garten - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen — https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/701617.html
- Stadtführung: Rund ums Gänseliesel - Göttingen Tourismus — https://www.goettingen-tourismus.de/stadtfuehrungen/highlights-altstadt-goettingen/
- Stadtführung: Gärten und Höfe der Altstadt - Stadt Göttingen — https://www.goettingen.de/portal/meldungen/stadtfuehrung-gaerten-und-hoefe-der-altstadt-900000856-25480.html
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