Kreisfreie Stadt Oldenburg

Oldenburg is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a pleasant town with an old centre full of restaurants, cafes, and pedestrian streets, between Bremen and the Netherlands.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oldenburgisches Staatstheater and Schloss Oldenburg.

Oldenburgisches Staatstheater

Theater building

Oldenburgisches Staatstheater

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The Oldenburgisches Staatstheater is a German theater in the city of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony.

Schloss Oldenburg

Schloss Oldenburg

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Schloss Oldenburg is a schloss, or palace, in the city of Oldenburg in the present-day state of Lower Saxony, Germany. The first castle on the site was built around 1100 and became the ancestral home of the House of Oldenburg.

Horst-Janssen-Museum

Museum

Horst-Janssen-Museum

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Horst-Janssen-Museum is an art museum located in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is dedicated to the work of Horst Janssen, the draftsman, etcher, lithographer, wood engraver, poster artist and illustrator.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ofen and Bloherfelde.

Ofen

Village

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Ofen is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Kreisfreie Stadt Oldenburg.

Bloherfelde

Suburb

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Bloherfelde is a suburb.

Kreisfreie Stadt Oldenburg

Type: Locality with 177,000 residents
Also known as: “Oldenburg” and “Oldenburg (Oldenburg)”
Location: Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

53.1404° or 53° 8′ 25″ north

Longitude

8.2148° or 8° 12′ 53″ east

Population

177,000

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Open location code

9F5C46R7+5W

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In Other Languages

“Kreisfreie Stadt Oldenburg” goes by many names.

German: “Kreisfreie Stadt Oldenburg (Oldenburg)”

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