Ammerland
53°15′N 7°55′E / 53.25°N 7.92°E
Ammerland | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Capital | Westerstede |
| Area | |
| • Total | 728 km2 (281 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 127,292 |
| • 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
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
| Cities | Municipalities |
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References
Other websites
Media related to Landkreis Ammerland at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
- Parklandschaft Ammerland Tourism website (in German)
- Führs & Fröhling Website (in German)