Klein Lengden
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Klein Lengden is a village in the Gleichen
in the Göttingen district of Lower Saxony
, Germany
, about eight to ten kilometers south-east of Göttingen. It has about 1300 inhabitants. The village lies in the Garte
valley, south of the forested hills of Lengderburg (384 meters a.s.l.) with its Lengdener Burg (castle) and Westerberg (340 meters a.s.l.) and is otherwise surrounded by farm fields. The nearest neighboring villages are Gross Lengden
to the east and Diemarden
to the west-south-west, each of which is about two kilometers distant.
Just outside of the village, on L569, the road to Benniehausen, is the Historische Spinnerei Gartetal (historical spinning works of the Garte Valley). In the late 16th century, a flour mill was erected on the site. In the middle of the following century, a paper mill was added. The Industrial Revolution
led to the conversion to a spinnery for flannel and woolen yarn.
Gleichen, Lower Saxony
Gleichen is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Named after the two castles, Neuen-Gleichen and Alten-Gleichen on the twin peaks in the Gemeinde, it is situated about 10 km southeast of Göttingen, from which the peaks are visible...
in the Göttingen district of Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, about eight to ten kilometers south-east of Göttingen. It has about 1300 inhabitants. The village lies in the Garte
Garte
The Garte is a small tributary to the Leine River in Lower Saxony, Germany.The Garte is a 23 km long stream that rises to the east of Weißenborn at an elevation of 303 m amsl...
valley, south of the forested hills of Lengderburg (384 meters a.s.l.) with its Lengdener Burg (castle) and Westerberg (340 meters a.s.l.) and is otherwise surrounded by farm fields. The nearest neighboring villages are Gross Lengden
Gross Lengden
Gross Lengden is a village in the Gleichen in the Göttingen district of Lower Saxony, Germany, about ten kilometers east of Göttingen. It had 1,040 inhabitants as of 2005. The village lies at the foot of the hills leading to the Mackenröder Spitze....
to the east and Diemarden
Diemarden
Diemarden is a village in Gleichen in the Göttingen district of Lower Saxony, Germany. It had 1463 inhabitants as of 2005 and is the largest village in Gleichen. In 2006, there were 1078 residents eligible to vote. The village's elevation is 172 meters above mean sea level...
to the west-south-west, each of which is about two kilometers distant.
Just outside of the village, on L569, the road to Benniehausen, is the Historische Spinnerei Gartetal (historical spinning works of the Garte Valley). In the late 16th century, a flour mill was erected on the site. In the middle of the following century, a paper mill was added. The Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times...
led to the conversion to a spinnery for flannel and woolen yarn.
Sources
- Das bietet Klein Lengden: http://www.gleichen.de/kl-lengden/home.htm