Osterode am Harz | |
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 Old Town Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Osterode am Harz within Göttingen district  | |
  Osterode am Harz  Osterode am Harz | |
| Coordinates: 51°43′43″N 10°15′08″E / 51.72861°N 10.25222°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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 21,446 |
| • 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 |
Osterode am Harz, often simply called Osterode (German: [ˌɔstəˈʁoːdə] ; Eastphalian: Ostroe), is a town in south-eastern Lower Saxony in central Germany 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.
- ^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.