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Osterode am Harz, often simply called Osterode (German: [ˌɔstəˈʁoːdə] (listen); Eastphalian: Ostroe), is a town in south-eastern Niedersachsen on the south-western edge of the Harz mountains. It was the seat of government of the district of Osterode. Osterode is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.

Osterode am Harz
Town
Old Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Osterode am Harz within Göttingen district
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Coordinates: 51°43′43″N 10°15′08″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Göttingen
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Jens Augat[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	102.46 km2 (39.56 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	21,392
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	37520
Dialling codes	05522
Vehicle registration	GÖ, OHA
Website	www.osterode.de

Geography

Water

The Söse river flows through the town from the Söse Dam lake about 5 km upstream. The dam was built in 1931 and has a capacity of 25.5 million m³. The Harzwasserwerke water company pipes drinking water as far away as Bremen.

Districts

The following districts (mainly surrounding villages) are part of the borough of Osterode am Harz, with populations in brackets (as of 1 July 2012):[3]

• Dorste (1,650)
• Düna (140)
• Förste (2,000)
• Freiheit (2,100)
• Kazenstein (1,200)
• Lasfelde (1,300)
• Lerbach (1,000)
• Marke (150)
• Nienstedt am Harz (440)
• Osterode am Harz (11,500)
• Petershütte (800)
• Riefensbeek-Kamschlacken (350)
• Schwiegershausen (1,800)
• Ührde (100)

Political

Local council

The Gemeinderat or council of Osterode has 34 members:

• SPD: 16
• CDU: 12
• Grüne: 3
• FDP: 3

and one Bürgermeister (mayor). (local election on 11 September 2016)

Mayor

Jens Augat (SPD) has been Bürgermeister (mayor) of Osterode since 1 November 2019.

Culture and attractions

Museums

The Museum im Ritterhaus displays documents from Osterode's history from the Middle Ages to the recent past, as well as occasional temporary exhibitions.

The Lichtenstein Cave is an archaeological site near Dorste, in the western part of the municipality. Two inhabitants of the village Nienstedt am Harz, 2 km north of the cave, have the same rare DNA pattern as that found in the skeletal material of a man whose bones were found in the Lichtenstein Cave dating to about 1000 BC.[4]

Architecture

In the environs of Osterode there are several castle ruins, and Lichtenstein Castle between Dorste and Förste.

The town granary built between 1719 and 1722 is one of the most imposing buildings, built to supply the mining villages in the Upper Harz with grain. Today after a comprehensive renovation it has become the town hall.

Recreation

Osterode is the starting point of the 100 km long Harzer Hexenstieg, a hiking trail to Thale.

Transport

The B 243 federal route, built as a divided highway, is the main western link between the northern and southern Harz area. B 241 and B 498 link Solling to the eastern Harz.

Osterode lies on the Herzberg–Seesen railway, with services to Brunswick. In November 2004 the town gained two new stations at a cost of about 1 million Euro, replacing two previous halts and providing a more central access to public transport. ^{[citation needed]}

Educational institutions

• Tilman-Riemenschneider-Gymnasium (high school), Osterode am Harz
• Berufsbildende Schulen I des Landkreises Osterode am Harz
• Berufsbildende Schulen II
• Realschule Osterode
• Hauptschule Neustädter Tor

Twin towns – sister cities

Osterode am Harz is twinned with:[5]

• Armentières, France; one of the bridges over the Söse is called "Armentieres Bridge"
• Ostróda, Poland; formerly known as "Osterode" in East Prussia
• Scarborough, United Kingdom

Notable people

• Tilman Riemenschneider (1460–1531), sculptor and artist
• Andreas Cludius (1555–1624), legal scholar, professor
• George William Alberti (1723–1758), essayist
• Fritz Jorns (1837–1910), Reichstag delegate (1893–1907), owner of the Osteroder Kupferhammer
• Paul Homeyer (1853–1908), concert organist
• Otto Wernicke (1893–1965), actor
• Renate Krößner (1945–2020), actress
• Regina Seeringer (born 1949), politician (CDU)
• Ulrich Schreiber (born 1956), geologist, professor and writer
• Petra Emmerich-Kopatsch (born 1960), politician (SPD)
• Marco Bode (born 1969), footballer

See also

• Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg

References

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Town history

На других языках

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[de] Osterode am Harz

Osterode am Harz [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ɔstəˈroːdə] ist eine Mittelstadt und selbständige Gemeinde im Südosten des Landes Niedersachsen im Landkreis Göttingen am südwestlichen Rand des Oberharzes. Die Sösestadt Osterode am Harz war die Kreisstadt des am 1. November 2016 mit dem Landkreis Göttingen fusionierten Landkreises Osterode am Harz.

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- [en] Osterode am Harz

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[es] Osterode am Harz

Osterode am Harz es un municipio situado en el distrito de Gotinga, en el estado federado de Baja Sajonia (Alemania), a una altitud de 220 metros. Su población a finales de 2016 era de unos 22 200 habitantes y su densidad poblacional, 220 hab/km².[2][3]

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[ru] Остероде-ам-Харц

Остеро́де-ам-Харц (нем. Osterode am Harz) — город в Германии, районный центр, расположен в земле Нижняя Саксония.

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