Directions

Your way to the Wiechert earthquake station Göttingen

Historical Earthquake Station

Directions

The Earthquake Station is situated on the grounds of the former Institute of Geophysics, which belongs today to a church-run youth support organisation named “Jugendhilfe am Rohns”. The site is situated at the upper end of Herzberger Landstraße, in the midst of the densely forested Hainberg hill between Rohns and Bismarckstein.

Bus connection

If you want to travel to the Earthquake Station by bus, please take the bus line 9 up to Rohns. From Rohns, follow Herzberger Landstraße out of town until you reach the gate of “Jugendhilfe am Rohns” on the right-hand side after about 1 km. Here you can find the timetable of bus line 9.

Directions from the town by car:

Follow Herzberger Landstraße up to Rohns and then further out of town. After a few hundred metres, you will see a large arched gateway, the shared entrance to “Jugendhilfe am Rohns” and the Earthquake Station. About 100 m after driving through the arched gateway, you will reach a large, gravelled forest car park, from where the Earthquake Station and the Gaußhaus are located at a walking distance of just a few meters.

Directions from out of town:

Take the A7 up to the exit “Göttingen Nord”. Follow the motorway approach road to Göttingen. At the first intersection with traffic lights, drive straight on the B27 towards Braunlage/Herzberg. After about 1 km, leave the urban area of Göttingen again. After a few kilometres, turn right at the second traffic lights (towards Herberhausen) and make a sharp right turn shortly thereafter. Follow the road winding up hillside. Once you reach the forest, keep driving for about one kilometre until you see a white, castle-style building in the forest. The access road starts at a large arched gateway. Drive through this shared entrance to “Jugendhilfe am Rohns” and the Earthquake Station. About 100 m after driving through the arched gateway, you will reach a large, gravelled forest car park, from which the Earthquake Station and the Gaußhaus are located at a walking distance of just a few meters.

Site plan.
Site plan.
Parking space.
Parking space.