Bovenden

Bovenden is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. In 2010 the population in the eight villages belonging to the municipality was 13,350.GeographyBovenden is situated on the river Leine, approx. 6 km north of Göttingen and on the north western border of Göttingen Forest. The main village of the municipality, Bovenden, is between Ostererg and the Keuperrücken of the Lieth, a small river which flows into the river Leine. On a hill east of the village Eddigehausen stand the remains of the Plesse Castle.Parts of the MunicipalityThe municipality is divided into the following villages: Billingshausen Bovenden, main village Eddigehausen Emmenhausen Harste Lenglern Reyershausen SpanbeckFurthermore, there are the former villages have ceased to be since the Middle Ages: Rodershausen oder Rodershusen (2 km to the northwest of Bovenden) Aspe oder Aspa (1 km to the northeast of Spanbeck) Botleveshusen (0,2 km to the west of Mariaspring) Backenhusen (1,2 km to the east of Reyershausen) Sturmbeke oder Stumbeke (0,9 km to the west of Reyershausen)