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Osterode (district)
Osterode () was a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of Göttingen (district), Göttingen, Northeim (district), Northeim and Goslar (district), Goslar, and by the state of Thuringia (districts of Nordhausen (district), Nordhausen and Eichsfeld (district), 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 Electorate of Hanover, Hanover, which in turn fell to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1866. In 1885 the Prussian administration established districts, among them Osterode. On 1 November 2016, Osterode ceased to become a separate district and was merged with an enlarged Göttingen (district), Göttingen. Geography More than two thirds of the district's area were occupied by the southwestern part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osterode Am Harz
Osterode am Harz (, ), often simply called Osterode (Eastphalian dialect, 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 Landkreis, district of Osterode (district), Osterode. Osterode is located on the German Timber-Frame Road. Geography Water The Söse River flows through the town from the reservoir for the Söse Dam about 5 km upstream. The dam was built in 1931 and has a capacity of 25.5 million m³. The Harzwasserwerke water company pipes drinking water as far away as Bremen. Districts The following districts (mainly surrounding villages) are part of the borough of Osterode am Harz, with populations in brackets (as of 1 July 2012): * Dorste (1,650) * Düna (140) * Förste (2,000) * Freiheit (2,100) * Katzenstein (1,200) * Lasfelde (1,300) * Lerbach, Osterode am Harz, Lerbach (1,000) * Marke (150) * Nienstedt am Harz (440) * Osterode am Harz (11,5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Lauterberg
Bad Lauterberg is a town in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the southern Harz, approx. 15 km southwest of Braunlage, and 20 km southeast of Osterode am Harz. Bad Lauterberg is known ''inter alia'' for the liqueurs, '' Schierker Feuerstein'' and ''Harzer Grubenlicht'', which are both manufactured and bottled here. Bad Lauterberg was the birthplace (1879) of the Polar explorer Alfred Ritscher. Politics Town council Town Council after the local elections on September 11, 2016: *CDU: 6 seats *Wählergruppe: 5 seats *SPD: 5 seats *BI: 2 seats *Bündnis 90/Die Grünen: 1 seats *NPD: 1 seat Sights About a mile east of the town in the mountains is the viewing point of ''Hohe Tür'' which is by a mountain lake and on the main Weser-Elbe watershed. It is checkpoint 43 in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkenried
Walkenried () is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the southern Harz, approx. 15 km south of Braunlage, and 15 km northwest of Nordhausen. Walkenried was the seat of the ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Walkenried, which was abolished in November 2016 when Wieda and Zorge were incorporated into the municipality. The village is principally known as the location of Walkenried Abbey, the third Cistercian monastery established on German-speaking territory, founded in 1127 and secularised in 1668. History The first documented mention of Walkenried dates from 1085. The historical center is the abbey built in 1127 by Cistercians. The originally forested Walkenried swamp landscape was expanded from 12th Century and converted into a pond landscape with fertile farmland by the monks of the abbey. 365 ponds are said to have been created by the monks in order, according to tradition, to have a pond avail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkenried (Samtgemeinde)
Walkenried () was a ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat was in the village Walkenried. It was abolished in November 2016 when Walkenried became one municipality and Osterode merged with the district of Göttingen. The ''Samtgemeinde'' Walkenried consisted of the following municipalities: * Walkenried Walkenried () is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the southern Harz, approx. 15 km south of Braunlage, and 15 km northwest of Nordhausen. Walkenried was the seat of the ''Samtgem ... * Wieda * Zorge Former Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony Göttingen (district) {{Göttingen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulften Am Harz
Wulften am Harz is a municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany, near the towns of Northeim and Osterode am Harz. Geography Wulften am Harz lies on the south western edge of the Harz mountains and on the north western end of the Rotenberg hills. The Oder river flows past the village. The nearest towns are Osterode am Harz (12 km), Herzberg am Harz (15 km) and Göttingen (30 km). History * Wulften am Harz was mentioned for the first time in the year 889: the East Frankish king Arnulf of Carinthia granted Adalgar, the Gaugraf of Lisgau the villages of Kalefeld and Wulften (6 July 889). * In 1502 the St. Aegidienkirche was established under the patronage of nobles. * In 1567 Wulften came under the rule of the Welfen principality of Grubenhagen. Wulften became integrated with the church offices in Herzberg am Harz and the Reformation led to the population becoming Lutheran (in 2004, 78.5%). * In 1626 Johann t'Serclaes von Tilly, heading to the battle of Lutter am B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hörden Am Harz
Hörden am Harz is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... References {{Göttingen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hattorf Am Harz
Hattorf am Harz is a municipality in the Göttingen (district), district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the southern Harz, approx. 10 km south of Osterode am Harz. Hattorf is also the seat of the ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Hattorf am Harz (Samtgemeinde), Hattorf am Harz. Twinning Asten, Netherlands, Asten (Netherlands) Coat of arms The coat of arms of Hattorf exists since 1952. The gear stands for the economic of the village, the ears of corn as symbols for the agriculture of Hattorf and the red kite for nature and Natural environment, environment. References Villages in the Harz {{Göttingen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elbingerode, Lower Saxony
Elbingerode is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Geography Geographical location Elbingerode is in the Harz National Park near the Sieber river. Elbingerode belongs to the municipality of Hattorf am Harz. The village is in the immediate proximity of Bundesstraße 27, which results from Göttingen Göttingen (, ; ; ) is a college town, university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the Capital (political), capital of Göttingen (district), the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. According to the 2022 German census, t ... to Blankenburg. References {{Göttingen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hattorf Am Harz (Samtgemeinde)
Hattorf am Harz is a ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Hattorf am Harz. The ''Samtgemeinde'' Hattorf am Harz consists of the following municipalities: # Elbingerode # Hattorf am Harz # Hörden am Harz # Wulften am Harz Wulften am Harz is a municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany, near the towns of Northeim and Osterode am Harz. Geography Wulften am Harz lies on the south western edge of the Harz mountains and on the north western end of the Rotenberg hills. The ... Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony Göttingen (district) {{Göttingen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amt (political Division)
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only in Germany, but formerly also common in other countries of Northern Europe. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a British or U.S. county. Current usage Germany Prevalence The ''Amt'' (plural: ''Ämter'') is unique to the German '' Bundesländer'' (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. Other German states had this division in the past. Some states have similar administrative units called ''Samtgemeinde'' (Lower Saxony), ''Verbandsgemeinde'' (Rhineland-Palatinate) or ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia). Definition An ''Amt'', as well as the other above-mentioned units, is subordinate to a ''Kreis'' (district) and is a collection of municipalities. The amt is lower than district-level government but higher than municipal government, and may be d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harz (Landkreis Osterode Am Harz)
The Harz (), also called the Harz Mountains, is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German word ''Hardt'' or ''Hart'' (hill forest). The name ''Hercynia'' derives from a Celtic name and could refer to other mountain forests, but has also been applied to the geology of the Harz. The Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz with an elevation of above sea level. The Wurmberg () is the highest peak located entirely within the state of Lower Saxony. Geography Location and extent The Harz has a length of , stretching from the town of Seesen in the northwest to Eisleben in the east, and a width of . It occupies an area of , and is divided into the Upper Harz (''Oberharz'') in the northwest, which is up to 800 m high, apart from the 1,100 m high Brocken massif, and the Lower Harz (''Unterharz'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as the military). There are many unincorporated communities and areas in the United States and Canada, but many countries do not use the concept of an unincorporated area. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, CĂłrdoba Province (Argentina), CĂłrdoba, Entre RĂos Province, Entre RĂos, Formosa Province, Formosa, NeuquĂ©n Province, NeuquĂ©n, RĂo Negro Province, RĂo Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
