two new stations at a cost of about 1 million Euro, replacing two previous halts and providing a more central access to public transport. Educational institutions Tilman-Riemenschneider-Gymnasium (high school), Osterode am Harz Berufsbildende Schulen I des Landkreises Osterode am Harz Berufsbildende Schulen II Realschule Osterode Hauptschule Neustädter Tor Twin towns – sister cities Osterode am Harz is twinned with: Armentières, France; one of the bridges over the Söse is called "Armentieres Bridge" Ostróda, Poland; formerly known as "Osterode" in East Prussia Scarborough, United Kingdom Notable people Tilman Riemenschneider (1460–1531), sculptor and artist Andreas Cludius (1555–1624), legal scholar, professor George William Alberti (1723–1758), essayist Fritz Jorns (1837–1910), Reichstag delegate (1893–1907), owner of the Osteroder Kupferhammer Paul Homeyer (1853–1908), concert organist Otto Wernicke (1893–1965), actor Renate Krößner (1945–2020), actress Regina Seeringer (born 1949), politician (CDU) Ulrich Schreiber (born 1956), geologist, professor and writer Petra Emmerich-Kopatsch (born 1960), politician (SPD) Marco Bode (born 1969), footballer See also Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg References External links Town history Towns in the Harz Göttingen (district)