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Osterode City Walls and Towers

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

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    May 22, 2018

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    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

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    This historic fortification of the city Osterode on the Harz once served as a protection against attackers.
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    January 15, 2023

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