Osterode

The medieval town of Osterode lies at the point where the river Söse emerges from the Harz. A little to the west the river is dammed to form a reservoir. On the Kornmarkt, the town's main square, is the Englischer Hof, a Renaissance building of 1610. To the east of this is the parish church of St Ägidii (St Giles; rebuilt 1545). Behind the church is the Town Hall (1552), and near this is the richly decorated Ratswaage (Municipal Weigh-House; 1553). The historic old Ritterhaus houses the Heimatmuseum.