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| Osterode am Harz | ||
| federal state | Lower Saxony | |
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| Residents | 21.731 (2019) | |
| height | 220 m | |
| Tourist information Tel | 49 5522 3183 | |
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Osterode am Harz is a city in Lower Saxony at the southwestern foot of the resin.
background
Osterode on the southwestern edge of the Harz has a very well-preserved half-timbered old town in the middle of an also largely preserved city wall.
getting there
By plane
The Hanover Airport
(IATA: HAJ) is the nearest international airport.
By train
Osterode is on the regional train line from Braunschweig above Salzgitter and Seesen to Herzberg, and has two stops: Osterode am Harz Mitte (near the town hall / old town) and Osterode am Harz Leege (eastern outskirts). In Herzberg there is a connection to the trains to Nordhausen and Göttingen, which means that almost all German metropolises can be reached in 1–3 changes.
In the street
Coming from the south you leave it 
at the junction Goettingen-North (72) and follows the 
Direction Braunlage for about 38 km to Herzberg. There you turn onto the 
in the direction of Osterode and follow it for about 8-12 km to the junctions Osterode-Leege, Osterode-Süd, Osterode-Mitte (center) and Osterode-Nord.
Coming from the north you leave it at the junction Seesen (67) and follows the Direction Osterode for about 20-23 km to the junction of Osterode-Nord, -Mitte and -Süd.
From the west through Northeim coming one follows the 
to Osterode.
Coming from the east you leave it 
at the junction Major changes (9) and follows the Direction Osterode for about 43–47 km to the connection points Osterode-Leege, -Süd, -Mitte and -Nord.
From the high Harz, more precisely from Braunlage Coming, you either drive on the well-developed to the AS Bad Lauterberg-West the (continue like from the east) or via the 
(Harzhochstrasse) for about 25 km Clausthal and turn there on the Direction Osterode and follow this for about 9 (freedom) to 13 km (AS Osterode-Mitte).
The German half-timbered street leads through the place.
By bicycle
The Weser-Harz-Heide-Radweg and the Harz circuit lead through Osterode. GPS tracks for both routes can be found in the Bike tour wiki.
On foot
The Karst hiking trail south Harz runs on various routes along the southern edge of the Harz from Osterode Herzberg am Harz and Bad Sachsa through the district Nordhausen until after Sangerhausen.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Old Town Hall
- former grain store, today town hall
activities
- 1 ALOHA - Aqualand, Swimming pool street 1, 37520 Osterode am Harz. Tel.: 49 55 22 90 64 15, Fax: (0)5522 9064-55, Email: [email protected]. Indoor pool with white water channel and 85 m long slide, outdoor pool with 50 m pool and 5 m diving tower, sauna area, wellness.
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
Cheap
- 1 Campsite Eulenburg, Scheerenberger Str. 100, 37520 Osterode am Harz. Tel.: 49 55 22 66 11, Email: [email protected]. Small swimming pool (unheated), catering, lounge. Hay hotel.
- 2 Aloha motorhome parking space, Swimming pool street 1, 37520 Osterode am Harz.
medium
- 3 Hotel-Pension Garni Börgener ***, Hoelemannpromenade 10 A, 37520 Osterode am Harz. Tel.: 49 55 22 90 99 0, Fax: (0) 55 22 - 90 99 13, Email: [email protected]. Price: single room from € 49, double room from € 70.
- 4 Hotel Harzer Hof ***, Bahnhofstrasse 26, 37520 Osterode am Harz. Tel.: 49 55 22 50 550, Fax: (0)5522 5055-50, Email: [email protected]. Price: single 55 €, double 80 €, including breakfast.
- 5 Hotel Zum Röddenberg *** Sup., Steiler Ackerweg 6, 37520 Osterode am Harz. Tel.: 49 55 22 90 54-0, Fax: (0)5522 9054-54, Email: [email protected].
Upscale
security
health
Practical advice
- 1 Tourist information, Eisensteinstrasse 1, 37520 Osterode am Harz. Tel.: 49 55 22 31 83 33, Fax: (0)5522 318-333, Email: [email protected]. is located in the former grain store, now the town hall.
trips
- A day hike is the 11 km long way (one way) to Hanskühnenburg on the ridge To the field in the Harz National Park. In addition, there are other, shorter routes to the Hanskühnenburg, for which you first have to go to the starting point by bus or car, e.g. to Lonau at Herzberg am Harz or after Sieber.
- In Clausthal-Zellerfeld, the mining town with a world-famous mining university and a well-preserved old town with typical Harz houses, a visit to the Upper Harz Mining Museum is particularly worthwhile.
- Herzberg am Harz, Osterode's neighboring town on the western edge of the Harz Mountains is dominated by the Welfenschloss above the town, visible from afar.
- In Scharzfeld the stone church and the unicorn cave are special attractions of the small town on the southwestern edge of the Harz
- In winter it draws Winter sports enthusiasts especially in the Hochharz, e.g. on cross-country trails, slopes and toboggan slopes all around Sankt Andreasberg.
- The small settlement is in both summer and winter Peat house Well worth a visit at the very top of the Hochharz, for winter sports and hikes, and especially as a starting point for the Goetheweg Chunks.
- The old university town Goettingen about 25 km west of the Harz has all kinds of sights next to that Goose loaf, including the numerous Research facilities like the old botanical garden in the City that creates knowledge.
literature
Web links
- https://www.osterode.de/ - Official website of Osterode am Harz
