Oldenburg (district)
District in Lower Saxony, Germany
title: "Oldenburg (district)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["oldenburg-(district)", "districts-of-lower-saxony"] description: "District in Lower Saxony, Germany" topic_path: "general/oldenburg-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldenburg_(district)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary District in Lower Saxony, Germany ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Oldenburg |
| state | Lower Saxony |
| capital | Wildeshausen |
| area | 1063 |
| Kreisschlüssel | 03458 |
| district_admin | Christian Pundt |
| carsign | OL |
| url | oldenburg-kreis.de |
| map | |
| image_coa | DEU Landkreis Oldenburg COA.svg |
| image_flag | Flagge Landkreis Oldenburg.svg |
| :: |
| name=Oldenburg | state=Lower Saxony | capital=Wildeshausen | area=1063 | Kreisschlüssel = 03458 | district_admin = Christian Pundt | admin_party = | carsign=OL | url= oldenburg-kreis.de | map= | image_coa=DEU Landkreis Oldenburg COA.svg | image_flag=Flagge Landkreis Oldenburg.svg 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. 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
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Towns and municipalities
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| Towns | Samtgemeinden |
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References
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