Oldenburg (district)

Oldenburg
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Capital	Wildeshausen
Government
• District admin.	Christian Pundt
Area
• Total	1,063 km2 (410 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)[1]
• Total	133,913
• Density	130/km2 (330/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.

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.

The district is located between the metropolitan areas of Oldenburg and Bremen. The Hunte River runs through the district from south to north.

Media related to Landkreis Oldenburg at Wikimedia Commons

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Oldenburg (grand-duchy)".

• Official website (German)

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