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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.
- 4 m (13 ft)
- Urban district
- Lambertikirche. The tallest building in the city, the Lutheran St Lambert’s Church has five towers, the highest of which measures 86 metres above the western facade.
- Horst-Janssen-Museum. The multitalented 20th-century artist Horst Janssen grew up in Oldenburg and lived here most of his life, becoming an honorary citizen in 1992.
- State Museum for Art and Cultural History. When the land Grand Duke of Oldenburg abdicated in 1919, the Duchy’s art collections and valuable ensembles of decorative arts were made available to the public.
- Augusteum. Oldenburg’s first art museum goes back 1867, making it one of the oldest purpose-built museum buildings in North Germany. The Augusteum now holds the Galerie Alte Meister, showing Dutch, Italian, French and German Old Masters from the 1400s to the 1700s.
Oldenburg, former German state, successively a countship, a duchy, a grand duchy, and a Land (state) before it became a Regierungsbezirk (administrative district) of Lower Saxony Land in West Germany in 1946. As a result of the administrative reorganization in 1977, Oldenburg became part of the Weser-Ems administrative district.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Oldenburg, city, Lower Saxony Land (state), northwestern Germany. Situated at the junction of the Hunte River and the Küsten Canal, which links the Hunte and Ems rivers, about 25 miles (40 km) west of Bremen, Oldenburg lies at the eastern approach to the North Sea coastal district of Leer, East.
Mar 23, 2020 · Updated May 26, 2021. | 5 min read. Oldenburg, a frequently overlooked destination when vacationing in Germany, is an underrated tourist gem located in Lower Saxony. The quaint, charming town is a burst of fresh air compared to the big, ever-bustling German cities like Berlin, Munich, and Frankfurt.
