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Osterode am Harz county (Germany)

Landkreis Osterode am Harz, Lower Saxony

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[Osterode am Harz County flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 4 Jan 2008
Flag adopted 13 Sep 1960

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Osterode am Harz county

County: Osterode am Harz [Osterode on Harz]
county seat: Osterode am Harz [Osterode on Harz]
area: 635.99 qkm
population: 81,073
divisions: 16 municipalities,
incl. 12 in 3 Samtgemeinden*, 5 towns
Flag adopted 13th September 1960
CoA adopted 4th July 1936
*A "Samtgemeinde" (SG*), also called "collective municipality" is a combination of several municipalities to an administrative community  in Lower Saxony.
Jörg Majewski, 4 Jan 2008

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[Osterode am Harz County banner] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 4 Jan 2008
Flag adopted 13 Sep 1960

CoA

[Osterode am Harz County arms] image by Jörg Majewski, 4 Jan 2008
adopted 4 Jul 1936

OSTERODE AM HARZ
Origin/meaning:
The arms were granted on July 4th, 1936
The arms show the lions of the Welfen family in the lower part and the arms of Hannover in the upper part. The main part of the district was the Principality of Grubenhagen, that was ruled by a branch of the Welfen family. The whole principality became later part of the Kingdom of Hannover.
Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
Source: Ralf Hartemink.