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Encyclopedia > Oldenburg (district)
Oldenburg
Statistics
State: Lower Saxony
Capital: Wildeshausen
Adm. Region: Weser-Ems
Area: 1063 km²
Inhabitants: 124,800 (2003)
pop. density: 117 inh./km²
Car identification: OL
Homepage: http://www.oldenburg-kreis.de
Map
Map of Lower Saxony highlighting the district Oldenburg

Oldenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Diepholz, Vechta, Cloppenburg and Ammerland, the city of Oldenburg, the district of Wesermarsch and the city of Delmenhorst.

Contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 Coat of arms
4 Towns and municipalities
5 External links

History

The district of Oldenburg was established in 1933. Until 1988 the administrative seat was in the city of Oldenburg. Since then the capital has been in Wildeshausen.


Geography

The district is located between the metropolitan areas of Oldenburg and Bremen. The Hunte River runs through the district from south to north.


Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

  • The red and yellow stripes from the arms of Oldenburg
  • The heraldic cross of the county of Delmenhorst
  • The roses in the bottom were used in the arms of the counts of Oldenburg

Towns and municipalities

Towns Samtgemeinden Municipalities
  1. Wildeshausen
  1. Harpstedt
  1. Dötlingen
  2. Ganderkesee
  3. Großenkneten
  4. Hatten
  5. Hude
  6. Wardenburg

External links


Flag of Lower Saxony

Rural and urban districts of Lower Saxony

Ammerland | Aurich | Bentheim | Braunschweig (Brunswick) | Celle | Cloppenburg | Cuxhaven | Delmenhorst | Diepholz | Emden | Emsland | Friesland | Gifhorn | Goslar | Göttingen | Hameln-Pyrmont (Hamelin-Pyrmont) | Harburg | Helmstedt | Hildesheim | Holzminden | Leer | Lüchow-Dannenberg | Lüneburg | Nienburg | Northeim | Oldenburg (town) | Oldenburg (district) | Osnabrück (town) | Osnabrück (district) | Osterholz | Osterode | Peine | Rotenburg | Salzgitter | Schaumburg | Soltau-Fallingbostel | Stade | Uelzen | Vechta | Verden | Wesermarsch | Wilhelmshaven | Wittmund | Wolfenbüttel | Wolfsburg

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Oldenburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1315 words)
The northern and western parts of the present grand-duchy of Oldenburg were in the hands of independent, or semi-independent, Frisian princes, who were usually heathens, and during the early part of the 13th century the counts carried on a series of wars with these small potentates which resulted in a gradual expansion of their territory.
Oldenburg was a wealthy town in a time of war and terror and its population and power considerably grew.
The city center of Oldenburg is surrounded by a ring of highways (Autobahnen) consisting of A28, A29 and A293.
Oldenburg (district) - definition of Oldenburg (district) in Encyclopedia (158 words)
Oldenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany.
It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Diepholz, Vechta, Cloppenburg and Ammerland, the city of Oldenburg, the district of Wesermarsch and the city of Delmenhorst.
The district of Oldenburg was established in 1933.
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