Oldenburg (district)

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Oldenburg
District
Flagge Landkreis Oldenburg.svg
Flag
DEU Landkreis Oldenburg COA.svg
Coat of arms
Oldenburg (district)
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
Capital Wildeshausen
Government
 • District admin.Christian Pundt
Area
 • Total
1,063 km2 (410 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023) [1]
 • Total
131,965
 • Density124.1/km2 (321.5/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.

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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. Until 1993 the official name of the district was Landkreis Oldenburg (Oldenburg), to distinguish it from the former district Oldenburg in Holstein .

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

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Municipalities in OL.svgOldenburgHude
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Samtgemeinden
  1. Wildeshausen


Free municipalities

  1. Dötlingen
  2. Ganderkesee
  3. Großenkneten
  4. Hatten
  5. Hude
  6. Wardenburg
  1. Beckeln
  2. Colnrade
  3. Dünsen
  4. Groß Ippener
  5. Harpstedt 1
  6. Kirchseelte
  7. Prinzhöfte
  8. Winkelsett

1seat of the Samtgemeinde

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2023" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

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