The district of Kohnsen is located approx. 5 km west of the city Einbeck.
Documented mention under the name form Cusinhusin in the year 1064.
Culture and sights
- In the center of the oldest part of the village, the lower village, stands the quarrystone St. Johannis-Kirche from the year 1652. This was considered a daughter church (branch) of the Stiftes St. Alexandri in Einbeck. It contains the bell that was cast in 1503. The upper tower structure was only erected in 1865/66 according to a design by ConradWilhelm Hase