title: Ostheide
text: # Ostheide
  
  Ostheide is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Lüneburg. Its seat is in the village Barendorf.
  
  ## Division of the municipality
  
  The Samtgemeinde Ostheide consists of the following municipalities:
  
  * Barendorf
  * Neetze
  * Reinstorf
  * Thomasburg
  * Vastorf
  * Wendisch Evern
  