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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 Nordhausen and Eichsfeld). Germany is a federation of 16 states commonly called Länder (singular Land, which may be translated as country) or officially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state). ...
With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ...
A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ...
Braunschweig (sometimes in English Brunswick) is one of the four Regierungsbezirke of Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the southeast of the state. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ...
Image File history File links Map of Lower Saxony highlighting the district Osterode File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ...
Göttingen is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Northeim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Goslar is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
The Free State of Thuringia (German Freistaat Thüringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 sq. ...
Nordhausen is a Kreis (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany. ...
Eichsfeld is a district in Thuringia, Germany. ...
History This part of the Harz mountains was ruled by the Welfen dynasty from the 12th century on. Osterode was the centre of the tiny county of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, one of many mini states within Brunswick-Lüneburg. Later this county became part of Hanover, which in turn fell to Prussia in 1866. In 1885 the Prussian administration established the districts, among them Osterode. The Welfs were a Bavarian dynasty so named because many of its members were named Welf. ...
(11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ...
Brunswick-Lüneburg was an historical state within the Holy Roman Empire. ...
Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (German: Hannover [haˈnoËfÉ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ...
The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of...
1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ...
1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
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. The Harz is a mountain range in northern Germany. ...
The Harz National Park is a nature reserve in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
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. The Welfs were a Bavarian dynasty so named because many of its members were named Welf. ...
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Towns and municipalities An Amt (plural Ämter) is an administrative unit, which is unique to the German Bundesländer (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. ...
Formerly one of the most celebrated Cistercian abbeys of Germany, situated in the Duchy of Brunswick between Lauterberg and Nordhausen. ...
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| Rural and urban districts of Lower Saxony Lower Saxony flag File links The following pages link to this file: Aurich (district) Wittmund (district) Friesland (district) Leer (district) Ammerland Wesermarsch Cuxhaven (district) Stade (district) Harburg Lüneburg (district) Lüchow-Dannenberg Osterholz Rotenburg (district) Verden (district) Soltau-Fallingbostel Uelzen (district) Celle (district) Gifhorn (district) Emsland Bentheim Cloppenburg (district...
With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ...
| | Ammerland | Aurich | Bentheim | Braunschweig (Brunswick) | Celle | Cloppenburg | Cuxhaven | Delmenhorst | Diepholz | Emden | Emsland | Friesland | Gifhorn | Goslar | Göttingen | Hameln-Pyrmont (Hamelin-Pyrmont) | Hannover (Hanover) | Harburg | Helmstedt | Hildesheim | Holzminden | Leer | Lüchow-Dannenberg | Lüneburg | Nienburg | Northeim | Oldenburg (town) | Oldenburg (district) | Osnabrück (town) | Osnabrück (district) | Osterholz | Osterode | Peine | Rotenburg | Salzgitter | Schaumburg | Soltau-Fallingbostel | Stade | Uelzen | Vechta | Verden | Wesermarsch | Wilhelmshaven | Wittmund | Wolfenbüttel | Wolfsburg Ammerland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Aurich is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Bentheim (in full Grafschaft Bentheim (County of Bentheim)) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Map of Germany showing Braunschweig Braunschweig [ˈbraunʃvaik] (English & French: Brunswick) is a city of 245,500 people (as of December 31, 2004), located in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Celle is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Cloppenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Cuxhaven is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Delmenhorst is an urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt) of nearly 76,000 inhabitants located in Lower Saxony at 53°03′ N 8°37′ E between Bremen and Oldenburg. ...
Diepholz is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Map of Germany showing the location of Emden Emden is a city and seaport in the northwest of Germany, on river Ems. ...
Emsland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Friesland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Gifhorn is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Goslar is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Göttingen is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Hamelin-Pyrmont (German Hameln-Pyrmont) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Hanover (officially Region Hannover) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
(This article is about the district in northern Germany. ...
Helmstedt is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Hildesheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Holzminden is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Leer is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Lüchow-Dannenberg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Lüneburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Nienburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Northeim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Oldenburg is an Independent City in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Oldenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Osnabrück is a city in the Westphalian half of Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80km NNW of Dortmund, 45km NNW of Münster, and some 100km due West of Hanover. ...
Osnabrück is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Peine is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Rotenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
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Schaumburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Soltau-Fallingbostel is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Stade is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Uelzen is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Vechta is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Verden is a Kreis (district) in the centre of Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Wesermarsch is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Wilhelmshaven is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
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Wolfenbüttel is a Kreis (district) in the southeastern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Weser watershed Wolfsburg is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
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