Oldenburg (district)

Oldenburg
Statistics
State:	Lower Saxony
Capital:	Wildeshausen
Adm. Region:	Weser-Ems
Area:	1063 km�
Inhabitants:	124,800 (2003)
pop. density:	117 inh./km�
Car identification:	OL
Homepage:	http://www.oldenburg-kreis.de
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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
Wildeshausen	Harpstedt	D�tlingen Ganderkesee Gro�enkneten Hatten Hude Wardenburg

External links

Official website (German)

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Rural and urban districts of Lower Saxony

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