Everything about Osterode District totally explained
Osterode is a district in
Lower Saxony,
Germany. It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of
Göttingen,
Northeim and
Goslar, and by the state of
Thuringia (districts of
Nordhausen and
Eichsfeld).
History
This part of the
Harz mountains was ruled by the
Welfen dynasty from the
12th century on. Osterode was the centre of the Principality of
Brunswick-Grubenhagen, one of many small states within
Brunswick-Lüneburg. Later this principality became part of
Hanover, which in turn fell to the
Kingdom of Prussia in
1866. In
1885 the Prussian administration established districts, among them Osterode.
Geography
More than two thirds of the district's area are occupied by the southwestern part of the
Harz mountains, including the southern portion of the
Harz National Park.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms displays two heraldic lions. The lion in the upper part is from the arms of Hanover, the lower lion represents the
Welfen dynasty.
Towns and municipalities
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