Wieda

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{{Infobox German location

|type = Ortsteil

|image_coa = Wappen Wieda.png

|coordinates = {{coord|51|37|57|N|10|35|09|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|state = Niedersachsen

|district = Göttingen

|Municipality = Walkenried

|elevation = 375

|area = 6.53

|population = 1295

|Stand = 2015-12-31

|postal_code = 37447

|area_code = 05586

|licence = GÖ, OHA

}}

Wieda is a village and a former municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2016, it is part of the municipality Walkenried.

Wieda is on River Wieda, a tributary of Zorge in the southern part of the Harz mountains.

Sights

There are many well-preserved half-timbered houses in the center of Wieda, for example in the High Street close to the wooden Town Hall. The Old Clock Tower is on the top of a hill offering a scenic view of the municipality and its surroundings. Lutherkirche is the protestant town church which was built in 1770.Ulrich Großmann: Hannover und Südniedersachsen, p. 192. Köln 1999

File:WiedaChurch.jpg|Protestant Church

File:WiedaClockTower.jpg|Clock Tower

File:WiedaHighSt.jpg|Half-timbered houses in the High Street

File:WiedaRiver.jpg|River Wieda

File:WiedaTownHall.jpg|Town Hall

References

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Category:Former municipalities in Lower Saxony

Category:Villages in the Harz