Osterode (district)

Osterode
Coat of arms of Osterode
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
Founded1885
Disbanded2016
CapitalOsterode
Area
 • Total636 km2 (246 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total73,793
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOHA

Osterode (German: [ˌɔstəˈʁoːdə] ) was a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was 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).