Ammerland

district in Lower Saxony, Germany

53°15′N 7°55′E / 53.25°N 7.92°E / 53.25; 7.92

Ammerland
Flag of Ammerland
Coat of arms of Ammerland
Map
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalWesterstede
Area
 • Total728 km2 (281 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total126,475
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWST
Websiteammerland.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

 
Towns and municipalities in Ammerland
Cities Municipalities
  1. Westerstede
  1. Apen
  2. Bad Zwischenahn
  3. Edewecht
  4. Rastede
  5. Wiefelstede

References change

  1. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

Other websites change

  Media related to Landkreis Ammerland at Wikimedia Commons