Reinhausen

Along the main road running through the village are medieval cross-in-circles carved into the massive stone hillside.

[2][3][4][5] Reinhausen is largely a combination of an agricultural village and a bedroom community for the city of Göttingen, about ten kilometers to the north.

The nearby hilly bunter of Reinhäuser Wald constitutes a forest district of some 18,000 hectares of primarily deciduous trees with light undergrowth including ferns.

Other significant species include oak (Quercus robur and Q. petraea), Norway spruce (Picea abies), and larch (Larix decidua).

The forest is open to the public, but harvesting of timber is the responsibility of the Landesforstamt, which uses low impact methods (use of heavy horses) and follows the principle of sustainable development.