Former German state, successively a countship, a duchy, a grand duchy, and a state before it became an administrative district of Niedersachsen in Germany in 1946.
Coordinates: 53°8′N 8°13′E
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Oldenburg
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Country
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Germany
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State
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Lower Saxony
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District
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urban district
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Population
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158,341 source (2005)
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Area
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102.96 km²
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Population density
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1,538 /km²
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Elevation
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5 m
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Coordinates
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53°8′ N 8°13′ E
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Postal code
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26001-26135
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Area code
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0441
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Licence plate code
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OL
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Mayor
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Gerd Schwandner (Partyless, supported by the CDU)
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Website
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oldenburg.de
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Oldenburg (Low German: Ollnborg) is an Independent City in Lower Saxony, Germany.
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
Demography
Demographic evolution of Oldenburg between 1502 and 1900
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1502
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1667
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1702
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1769
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1816
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1828
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1837
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1855
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1871
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1880
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1890
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1900
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~ 2,300
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~ 4,300
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~ 5,000
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6,959
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6,278
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6,800
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9,280
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11,370
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13,928
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20,575
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23,118
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26,635
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Up to 1870, it's only estimated data.
Demographic evolution of Oldenburg between 1910 and 2004
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1910
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1919
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1930
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1940
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1950
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1960
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1970
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1980
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1989
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1995
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2000
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2004
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30,242
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32,540
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55,485
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80,605
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122,809
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122,337
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131,545
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136,764
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140,785
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151,382
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154,832
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158,394
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Economy and Infrastructure
Traffic
The city center of Oldenburg is surrounded by a ring of highways (Autobahnen) consisting of A28, A29 and A293. Karl Jaspers, Philosopher, Psychiatrist and political author 1992: Horst Janssen,
Artist
In 1937 Adolf Hitler and Carl Röver were made Honorary Citizens, but this was reverted in 1948
Famous People from Oldenburg
1683, Burkhard Christoph von Munnich, † 1767, military commander, political figure 1776 May 4: Johann Friedrich Herbart, † August 14, 1841 Göttingen, Philosopher, Psychologist and Teacher
1803: Markus Nathan Adler, † 1890, Rabbi 1818 December 21: Marie Frederike Amelie, Princess of Oldenburg and Queen of Greece 1836-1862 † Bamberg May 20, 1875 1842 February 5: Karl Graf von Wedel,
† December 30, 1919 Stockholm, Governor of Alsace-Lorraine (Elsaß-Lothringen) between 1907-14 1848 April 9: Helene Lange, † May 13, 1930 Berlin, Politician, Teacher and women's rights activist
1852 November 16: Friedrich August, Duke of Oldenburg 1900-18 1865 July 22: Dr. Karl Rudolf Heinze, † May 28, 1928 Dresden, prime minister of Saxony October 26 to November 13, 1918 and Governor
of Saxony 1923 1873 February 26: Johann Schütte, Airship constructor 1875 April 2: Theodor Diedrich Wilhelm Francksen, †June 14, 1914, Art collector 1879 April 18: August Hinrichs, † June 20,
1956 Huntlosen, Author 1883 February 23: Karl Jaspers, † February 26, 1969 Basel, Philosopher and Author 1888: Theodor Pekol, † 1958, Bus constructor and operator 1894 August 17: Otto Suhr, †
August 30, 1957 Berlin, Politician SPD and Lord Mayor of Berlin 1934 October 7: Ulrike Meinhof, † May 9, 1976 Stuttgart (suicide), journalist and terrorist (Red Army Faction) 1946 March 24: Su
Kramer alias Gudrun Kramer, Singer 1952 July 17: Judith Jupe, Singer 1959 January 17: Andrea Clausen, actress at Burgtheater in Vienna 1974 May 28: Hans-Jörg Butt, Soccer player
Famous People who worked in Oldenburg
Hermann Ludwig Ehlers, *1904 Schöneberg near Berlin, †1954, Politician (CDU), President of the Bundestag, worked in the city council of Oldenburg at the beginning of his career Horst
Janssen, *November 14, 1929 Oldenburg, †August 31, 1995 Hamburg, Artist, lived in Oldenburg Johann Heinrich Suhrkamp, *March 23, 1891 near Oldenburg, March 31, 1959 Frankfurt, founder of the
Suhrkamp Publishing House Cäcilie von Oldenburg, died there in 1844
Government and Tourism
Official City Website Tourist Information (German) http://www.oldenburg-geschichte.de/
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