Ebergötzen

Ebergötzen
Coat of arms of Ebergötzen Coat of arms
Ebergötzen
Location of Ebergötzen within Göttingen district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Göttingen
Municipal assoc.	Radolfshausen
Government
• Mayor	Willi Behre (SPD)
Area
• Total	19.7 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	1,888
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	37136
Dialling codes	05507
Vehicle registration	GÖ
Website	www.ebergoetzen.de

Ebergötzen is a village in the District of Göttingen in Germany in Lower Saxony. It is 15 km from Göttingen and belongs to the Samtgemeinde Radolfshausen. Ebergötzen has 1,868 inhabitants (December 2005).

Ebergötzen has achieved some fame as being the place where Wilhelm Busch, author of the Max und Moritz stories that make many consider him the "Father of the Comic Strip", spent large parts of his childhood. Wilhelm Busch lived there from 1841 to 1846, staying with his uncle Georg Kleine, the pastor of Ebergötzen. He had a friendship with the miller's son and neighbour, Erich Bachmann, and it is speculated that the tricks and experiences of the two boys are portrayed in "Max and Moritz".

Ebergötzen is home to two tourist attractions, the Wilhelm Busch Museum, and the European Bread Museum.