Oldenburg

independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany
Place college_town Q2936
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Oldenburg is a college town located in Germany[1]. It has a population of 175k as of 2023[2]. The settlement covers an area of 103 and sits at an elevation of 4.

Oldenburg

Summary

Oldenburg is a college town[1]. Oldenburg draws 1,868 Wikipedia views per month (college_town category, ranking #10 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oldenburg was a member of Mayors for Peace[3].
  • Oldenburg was a member of Niedersächsischer Städtetag[4].
  • Oldenburg was a member of Q130659763[5].
  • Oldenburg is located in Lower Saxony[6].
  • Oldenburg is in the country of Germany[7].
  • Oldenburg is on the body of water Haaren[8].
  • Oldenburg is on the body of water Hunte[9].
  • Oldenburg is on the body of water Küsten Canal[10].
  • Oldenburg's head of government is recorded as Jürgen Krogmann[11].
  • Oldenburg's instance of is recorded as college town[12].
  • Oldenburg's instance of is recorded as big city[13].
  • Oldenburg's instance of is recorded as major regional center[14].
  • Oldenburg's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[15].
  • Oldenburg's instance of is recorded as urban district of Lower Saxony[16].
  • Oldenburg's instance of is recorded as Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[17].
  • Oldenburg's shares border with is recorded as Wesermarsch[18].
  • Oldenburg's shares border with is recorded as Oldenburg[19].
  • Oldenburg's shares border with is recorded as Ammerland[20].
  • Oldenburg's shares border with is recorded as Rastede[21].
  • Oldenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bloherfelde[22].
  • Oldenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bornhorst[23].
  • Oldenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bümmerstede[24].
  • Oldenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Donnerschwee[25].
  • Oldenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Etzhorn[26].
  • Oldenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Eversten[27].

Body

Geography

Oldenburg is in the country of Germany[7]. Oldenburg is located in Lower Saxony[6]. Adjacent water bodies include Haaren[8], a river[28], in Germany[29]; Hunte[9], a river[30], in Germany[31]; and Küsten Canal[10], a summit level canal[32], in Germany[33]. Oldenburg is part of Bremen/Oldenburg Metropolitan Region[34].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+159610'}[35], {'amount': '+161438'}[36], {'amount': '+159329'}[37], {'amount': '+157706'}[38], {'amount': '+162173'}[39], and {'amount': '+154832'}[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include college town[12], big city[13], major regional center[14], urban municipality in Germany[15], urban district of Lower Saxony[16], and Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Oldenburg include Oldenburg[41], a district of Lower Saxony[42], in Germany[43], founded in 1933[44] and F263 Oldenburg[45], a motor ship[46].

Why It Matters

Oldenburg draws 1,868 Wikipedia views per month (college_town category, ranking #10 of 14).[2] Oldenburg has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Oldenburg is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for Oldenburg include Oldenburg[41], a district of Lower Saxony[42], in Germany[43], founded in 1933[44] and F263 Oldenburg[45], a motor ship[46].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [20] . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [26] . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] . wikidata.org.
  22. [10] . wikidata.org.
  23. [34] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . mayorsforpeace.org. Retrieved . mayorsforpeace.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . nst.de. Retrieved . nst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] . wikidata.org.
  32. [40] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Topographia Westphaliae +2
    Instance of college town, big city, major regional center +3
    Head of government Jürgen Krogmann, Gerd Schwandner, Dietmar Schütz +4
    Contains the administrative territorial entity Bloherfelde, Bornhorst, Bümmerstede +9
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10077]]: geografico/1202188"
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