Oldenburg (district)

District in Lower Saxony, Germany

Flag

Coat of arms

CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyCapitalWildeshausenGovernment

• District admin.Christian PundtArea

• Total1,063 km² (410 sq mi)Population

(31 December 2022)^[1]

• Total133,913 • Density130/km² (330/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Vehicle registrationOLWebsiteoldenburg-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

^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.