Oldenburg (district)

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District in Lower Saxony, Germany
















































Oldenburg

District


Coat of arms of Oldenburg
Coat of arms


Lower Saxony OL (Lkr).svg
Country
 Germany
State
Lower Saxony
Capital
Wildeshausen
Area
 • Total
1,063 km2 (410 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2017)[1]
 • Total
129,924
 • Density
120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration
OL
Website
oldenburg-kreis.de

The district of Oldenburg (German: Landkreis Oldenburg, not to be confused with the cities of Oldenburg and Oldenburg in Holstein) is a district in the state of 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 References


  • 6 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 and municipalities in Landkreis Oldenburg











Towns
Samtgemeinden

  1. Wildeshausen


Free municipalities



  1. Dötlingen

  2. Ganderkesee

  3. Großenkneten

  4. Hatten

  5. Hude

  6. Wardenburg
  • 1. Harpstedt


  1. Beckeln

  2. Colnrade

  3. Dünsen

  4. Groß Ippener


  5. Harpstedt1

  6. Kirchseelte

  7. Prinzhöfte

  8. Winkelsett


1seat of the Samtgemeinde


References





  1. ^ Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, Tabelle 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2017




External links


Media related to Landkreis Oldenburg at Wikimedia Commons



  • Official website (German)


Coordinates: 53°00′N 8°25′E / 53.0°N 8.42°E / 53.0; 8.42









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