Ammerland
district in Lower Saxony, Germany
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 2021)[1] | |
• Total | 126,475 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/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
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 change
Cities | Municipalities |
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Other websites change
Media related to Landkreis Ammerland at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
- Parklandschaft Ammerland Tourism website (in German)
- Führs & Fröhling Website (in German)