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Osterode City Walls and Towers

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Osterode City Walls and Towers

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    May 22, 2018

    The Osteroder city wall was first mentioned in documents in 1233, it was about 1700 m long and had four gates. These were all broken off in the 19th century.

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      January 2, 2019

      This historic fortification of the city Osterode on the Harz once served as a protection against attackers.

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        January 15, 2023

        The city wall was built from rough stones taken from the Söse

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          Elevation 270 m

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          Location: Osterode, Osterode am Harz, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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