Osterwieck Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
About Osterwieck
Osterwieck is a historic town in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is on the banks of the river Ilse, north ofWernigerodeand the Harz mountain range. The population was Osterwieck was about 11,000 people in 2020. The settlement was first mentioned about 780 when Charlemagne in course of the Saxon Wars crossed the Oker river and had a church dedicated to Saint Stephen erected at a place then called Salingenstede. This church became a centre of the Christian mission among the pagan Saxons, overseen by Hildegrim of Châlons, and the origin of the later Bishopric of Halberstadt. On April 1, 974 Emperor Otto II granted market and mint rights to Seligenstadt, it is commonly regarded as the date of the town's foundation. The name Osterwieck was first mentioned in a 1073 l
Top Attractions in Osterwieck
Explore the best things to see and do in Osterwieck:
- ★Burg Zilly/Castle Zilly
- ★Church of St. Stephen Dardesheim
- ★Ehemaliges Rittergut mit angrenzendem Park/Former manor with adjacent park
- ★Freibad Hessen (Swimming Pool)
- ★Heiketalwarte on the Huy
- ★Heimatmuseum Osterwieck/Museum Osterwieck
- ★Hiking: The Big Stone Case (Der Große Fallstein)
- ★Ingo Zander
Where to Eat in Osterwieck
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bistro at Castle View/Bistro zum Schloßblick
- 🍴Cafe 1562
- 🍴Cafe Brennessel
- 🍴Cafe im Grünen/ Cafe in the Green
- 🍴Cafe/Tagungshaus Zur alten Tischlerei
- 🍴Dorfkrug
Where to Stay in Osterwieck
- 🏨Destsches Haus
- 🏨Fallsteinklause. Hotel and Restaurant
- 🏨Hafenbar
- 🏨Hotel Brauner Hirsch
- 🏨Hotel-Restaurant Waldhaus
- 🏨Pension Zum Kirchberg
Osterwieck Travel Guide Sections
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