Osterwieck: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Osterwieck is characterized as a historic half-timbered town and is associated with the Reformation, the Romanesque Road and the German Half-Timbered House Road. This makes the town part of the cultural travel setting of these two cultural routes. For those interested in culture who want to combine the Reformation, half-timbered architecture and cultural routes, this is a clear thematic focus.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Osterwieck.

There are visitor-oriented restaurants and accommodation in and around Osterwieck.

Geographical Location

Osterwieck lies in the Ilse Valley between the Großer Fallstein to the north and the Harz Mountains to the south.

Culture

The old town is characterized by half-timbered buildings dating from the Gothic, Lower Saxon, Renaissance and Baroque periods.

The local museum is housed in the town hall dating from 1554 and presents the history of the town. This includes archaeological materials from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, as well as objects related to the local guilds.

In the immediate surroundings of Osterwieck are Osterwieck, the Protestant Church of St. Stephen, and Weißer Wegsberg.

In the surrounding area of Osterwieck are Schanzenburg, Ettersberg, Sachsenberg, Badersleben, the village church of St. Sixti, as well as Ilsenburg and its castle church.

Landscape

In the wider regional surroundings of Osterwieck lies Hasselkopf.

Getting Around

The Romanesque Tour between Osterwieck and Fallstein connects the town with cultural sites such as Fallstein Forest, the Bismarck Tower and St. Stephani Church. This tour is a specific starting point for travelers who want to combine culture and landscape.

Further local information is available for Rohrsheim.

For the higher-level travel overview: Harz.

Further Destinations

Further places within the same destination:

Oberharz Am Brocken, Blankenburg Am Harz, Thale, Selke-Aue, Schwanebeck, Ilsenburg, Groß Quenstedt.