Oldenburg
independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Summary
Oldenburg is a college town[1]. Oldenburg draws 9,776 Wikipedia views per month (college town category, ranking #10 of 14).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Mayors for Peace[3], Niedersächsischer Städtetag[4], Q130659763[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lower Saxony[6]
- Country: Germany[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Haaren[8], Hunte[9], Küsten Canal[10]
- Head of government: Jürgen Krogmann[11]
- Instance of: big city[12], major regional center[13], urban municipality in Germany[14], urban district of Lower Saxony[15], Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[16], independent city of Germany[17]
- Shares border with: Wesermarsch[18], Oldenburg[19], Ammerland[20], Rastede[21]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bloherfelde[22], Bornhorst[23], Bümmerstede[24], Donnerschwee[25], Etzhorn[26], Eversten[27], Kreyenbrück[28], Krusenbusch[29], Nadorst[30], Ofenerdiek[31], Ohmstede[32], Osternburg[33]
- Flag: flag of Oldenburg[34]
- Twinned administrative body: Cholet[35], Høje-Taastrup Municipality[36], Groningen[37], Makhachkala[38], Kingston upon Thames[39], Rügen[40], Mateh Asher Regional Council[41]
- Postal code: 26001–26135[42]
- Part of: Bremen/Oldenburg Metropolitan Region[43]
- Commons category: Oldenburg (Oldenburg)[44]
- Licence plate code: OL[45]
- Said to be the same as: Kreisfreie Stadt Oldenburg[46], Oldenburg[47]
- Local dialing code: 0441[48]
- Coordinate location: 53.143888888889, 8.2138888888889[49]
- Official website: https://www.oldenburg.de/[50]
- Topic's main category: Category:Oldenburg (city)[51], Category:Oldenburg in Oldenburg[52]
- Commons gallery: Oldenburg (Oldenburg)[53]
- Described at URL: https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/20410059[54]
- Population: 159,610[55], 161,438[56], 159,329[57], 157,706[58], 162,173[59], 154,832[60], 143,131[61], 136,764[62], 130,852[63]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Oldenburg include Oldenburg[64], a district of Lower Saxony[65], in Germany[66], founded in 1933[67] and F263 Oldenburg[68], a motor ship[69].
Why It Matters
Oldenburg has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] Oldenburg is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]
Entities named for Oldenburg include Oldenburg[64], a district of Lower Saxony[65], in Germany[66], founded in 1933[67] and F263 Oldenburg[68], a motor ship[69].