Oldenburg (city)
Oldenburg
Ollnborg (Northern Low Saxon) | |
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City centre of Oldenburg including St Lamberti Church, Schloss Oldenburg (Oldenburg Palace) and the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater (Oldenburg State Theatre; left image border) | |
Location of Oldenburg (city) | |
| Coordinates: 53°08′38″N 8°12′50″E / 53.14389°N 8.21389°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Urban district |
| Subdivisions | 33 boroughs, separated into nine census tracts |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2021–26) | Jürgen Krogmann (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 102.96 km2 (39.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 176,242 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26001–26135 |
| Dialling codes | 0441 |
| Vehicle registration | OL |
| Website | www |
Oldenburg (German pronunciation: [ˈɔldn̩bʊʁk] ⓘ; Northern Low Saxon: Ollnborg) is an independent city in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany. The city is officially named Oldenburg (Oldb) (Oldenburg in Oldenburg) to distinguish from Oldenburg in Holstein.
During the French annexation (1811–1813) in the wake of the Napoleonic war against Britain, it was also known as Le Vieux-Bourg in French. The city is at the rivers Hunte and Haaren, in the northwestern region between the cities of Bremen in the east and Groningen (Netherlands) in the west. According to Germany's 2022 census, the city's population is 172,759. Oldenburg is part of the Northwest Metropolitan Region, which is home to approximately 2.8 million people.
The city is the place of origin of the House of Oldenburg. Before the end of the German Empire (1918), it was the administrative centre and residence of the monarchs of Oldenburg.