Oldenburg (district)

Oldenburg

District

Coat of arms

Country

Germany

State

Lower Saxony

Capital

Wildeshausen

Area

• Total

1,063 km² (410 sq mi)

Population (31 December 2015)^[1]

• Total

128,608

• Density

120/km² (310/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Vehicle registration

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.

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
Wildeshausen Free municipalities Dötlingen Ganderkesee Großenkneten Hatten Hude Wardenburg	1. Harpstedt Beckeln Colnrade Dünsen Groß Ippener Harpstedt¹ Kirchseelte Prinzhöfte Winkelsett ¹seat of the Samtgemeinde

Towns

Samtgemeinden

Wildeshausen

Free municipalities

1. Harpstedt

¹seat of the Samtgemeinde

References

↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2015 (Tabelle K1020014)

External links

Media related to Landkreis Oldenburg at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (German)

Urban and rural districts in the state of Lower Saxony in Germany

Region	Hanover

Urban districts	Braunschweig Delmenhorst Emden Oldenburg Osnabrück Salzgitter Wilhelmshaven Wolfsburg

Rural districts	Ammerland Aurich Bentheim Celle Cloppenburg Cuxhaven Diepholz Emsland Friesland Gifhorn Goslar Göttingen Hamelin-Pyrmont Harburg Heidekreis Helmstedt Hildesheim Holzminden Leer Lüchow-Dannenberg Lüneburg Nienburg Northeim Oldenburg Osnabrück Osterholz Peine Rotenburg Schaumburg Stade Uelzen Vechta Verden Wesermarsch Wittmund Wolfenbüttel

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

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 248522784 GND: 4043461-8

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