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Osterode's history

Osterode's history
in chronological sequence

10. Jh Founding of first settlement in Osterode in the area around the Jacobi-church.

1136 Osterode's first recoding in a document by emperor Lothar the III.

1152 The " villa opulentissma" (affluent settlement), Osterode is being destroyed during the run of a feud between Heinrich the Lion and the Askanier Albrecht the Bear.

1218-1223 First mention of the nunnery St. Jacobi that is being run by Cistercian rules. The town wall is first mentioned in the same year. The town wall ring is being expanded until 1330 to encompass the new town district.

1233 The Osteroder new town is being build according to plan and populated with settlers from the surrounding villages.

1263 The Osteroder coinage facility is being first mentioned.
Around 1470 Tile Riemenschneider, the father of the picture carver Tilman Riemenschneider, is the coin master of Osterode.

1420 the Osteroder Latin school, which has emerged from the convent school is being taken over by council sponsorship.

1510 The murder of Freienhagen's mayor is the apix of the century long feud between the different groups inside the parliament. Because of that the sovereign duke Philipp I of Braunschweig-Grubenhagen, restricts municipal freedom.

um 1535 Osterode becomes protestant. The Jacobi convent and the just newly founded Barefoot convent are being dissolved.

1545 A massive town fire destroys the medieval Osterode. Only 40 buildings survived.

1596 the last duke of Grubenhagen dies childless. Within the Welfen house an inheritance war broke out, which only ended in 1617 with the delivery of the principality.

1618-1648 Contributions during the Thirty-Year-War lead to the impoverishment of the citizens. Atrocities and plagues decimated the population quite heftily.

17. Jh Second half - last blossoming of mining in the Osterode area.

1665 The principality Grubenhagen with Osterode falls to the in Hannover residing line of the Welfen house. The Hanover state is being levied in 1692 to an electorate.

1718-1722 the Harz grain magazine is being build. It is used to supply grain to the Oberharz.

1756-1763 Osterode is being occupied by French troops during the Seven-Year-War.

Ende 18. Jh - Anfang 19. Jh During the industrialisation of the Hanover state Osterode takes a precursor role. Several textile factories and a big white lead factory developed.

1807-1813 Osterode is part of the Westphalia kingdom. After the Napoleon domination over Germany ended, the Hanover state is being established as a kingdom.

1831 During the so-called Osteroder unrests, citizens demanded democratic and liberal reforms. The unrest is being oppressed by the military.

1852 Reforms lead to separation of administration and jurisprudence. With that the since medieval times existing municipal cognisance ended.

1866 Osterode becomes also Prussian with annexation of the Hanover kingdom. The over 600-year Welfen governance has ended.

1870 Osterode is being connected to the railway net.

1855 Osterode becomes seat of the newly created district administration.

Ende 19. Jh The electricity and gas supply is being installed. The district railway   Osterode - Kreiensen started.

1918 Democratisation also on communal basis. The citizens representation is now being appointed by free, equal and secret election. Women receive the right to vote.

1929 The world economic crisis pressed many Osteroder businesses into bankruptcy; mass-unemployment and social destitution follow.

1931 After several years building time the Söse dam is completed. It is the first big Harzer drinking water dam.

1933 The National-socialists take over and destroy the town's democratic organisations. Arrests, angst and terror marks this time.

1945 Osterode becomes the centre for the armament industry, which engaged several foreign workers, forced labour and KZ-prisoner. After the Allied occupation the democratic structure is being slowly rebuild. Several fugitive and displaced persons are being integrated.

ab 1960 The traditional textile industry falls victim to competition pressure. New branches settle in the city. The town stays centre of the industrial production. Neue Branchen siedeln sich in der Stadt an.

ab 1970 Several surrounding villages are being incorporated into the town of Osterode with the administration and area reform. The population figure grows to 29.000.

1989 The break down of the communist regime and the opening of the border frees Osterode from its outskirts positions.

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Source:
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10. Jh	Founding of first settlement in Osterode in the area around the Jacobi-church.
1136	Osterode's first recoding in a document by emperor Lothar the III.
1152	The " villa opulentissma" (affluent settlement), Osterode is being destroyed during the run of a feud between Heinrich the Lion and the Askanier Albrecht the Bear.
1218-1223	First mention of the nunnery St. Jacobi that is being run by Cistercian rules. The town wall is first mentioned in the same year. The town wall ring is being expanded until 1330 to encompass the new town district.
1233	The Osteroder new town is being build according to plan and populated with settlers from the surrounding villages.
1263	The Osteroder coinage facility is being first mentioned. Around 1470 Tile Riemenschneider, the father of the picture carver Tilman Riemenschneider, is the coin master of Osterode.
1420	the Osteroder Latin school, which has emerged from the convent school is being taken over by council sponsorship.
1510	The murder of Freienhagen's mayor is the apix of the century long feud between the different groups inside the parliament. Because of that the sovereign duke Philipp I of Braunschweig-Grubenhagen, restricts municipal freedom.
um 1535	Osterode becomes protestant. The Jacobi convent and the just newly founded Barefoot convent are being dissolved.
1545	A massive town fire destroys the medieval Osterode. Only 40 buildings survived.
1596	the last duke of Grubenhagen dies childless. Within the Welfen house an inheritance war broke out, which only ended in 1617 with the delivery of the principality.
1618-1648	Contributions during the Thirty-Year-War lead to the impoverishment of the citizens. Atrocities and plagues decimated the population quite heftily.
17. Jh	Second half - last blossoming of mining in the Osterode area.
1665	The principality Grubenhagen with Osterode falls to the in Hannover residing line of the Welfen house. The Hanover state is being levied in 1692 to an electorate.
1718-1722	the Harz grain magazine is being build. It is used to supply grain to the Oberharz.
1756-1763	Osterode is being occupied by French troops during the Seven-Year-War.
Ende 18. Jh - Anfang 19. Jh	During the industrialisation of the Hanover state Osterode takes a precursor role. Several textile factories and a big white lead factory developed.
1807-1813	Osterode is part of the Westphalia kingdom. After the Napoleon domination over Germany ended, the Hanover state is being established as a kingdom.
1831	During the so-called Osteroder unrests, citizens demanded democratic and liberal reforms. The unrest is being oppressed by the military.
1852	Reforms lead to separation of administration and jurisprudence. With that the since medieval times existing municipal cognisance ended.
1866	Osterode becomes also Prussian with annexation of the Hanover kingdom. The over 600-year Welfen governance has ended.
1870	Osterode is being connected to the railway net.
1855	Osterode becomes seat of the newly created district administration.
Ende 19. Jh	The electricity and gas supply is being installed. The district railway Osterode - Kreiensen started.
1918	Democratisation also on communal basis. The citizens representation is now being appointed by free, equal and secret election. Women receive the right to vote.
1929	The world economic crisis pressed many Osteroder businesses into bankruptcy; mass-unemployment and social destitution follow.
1931	After several years building time the Söse dam is completed. It is the first big Harzer drinking water dam.
1933	The National-socialists take over and destroy the town's democratic organisations. Arrests, angst and terror marks this time.
1945	Osterode becomes the centre for the armament industry, which engaged several foreign workers, forced labour and KZ-prisoner. After the Allied occupation the democratic structure is being slowly rebuild. Several fugitive and displaced persons are being integrated.
ab 1960	The traditional textile industry falls victim to competition pressure. New branches settle in the city. The town stays centre of the industrial production. Neue Branchen siedeln sich in der Stadt an.
ab 1970	Several surrounding villages are being incorporated into the town of Osterode with the administration and area reform. The population figure grows to 29.000.
1989	The break down of the communist regime and the opening of the border frees Osterode from its outskirts positions.