Ammerland
Appearance
53°15′N 7°55′E / 53.25°N 7.92°E
Ammerland | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
Capital | Westerstede |
Area | |
• Total | 728 km2 (281 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 128,253 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | WST |
Website | ammerland.de |
Ammerland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the city of Oldenburg and the districts of Oldenburg, Cloppenburg, Leer, Friesland and Wesermarsch.
Geography
[change | change source]The central point of the district is the Zwischenahner Meer near the resort town of Bad Zwischenahn, a lake with an area of 5.5 km2 (Meer is the German word for "sea", but in the local Low German, as in Dutch, it means "lake").
Cities and municipalities
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References
[change | change source]Other websites
[change | change source] Media related to Landkreis Ammerland at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
- Parklandschaft Ammerland Tourism website (in German)
- Führs & Fröhling Website (in German)