Oldenburg-Land
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Oldenburg-Land is an Amt
("collective municipality") in the district of Ostholstein
, in Schleswig-Holstein
, Germany
. It is situated near the Baltic Sea
coast, around Oldenburg in Holstein. Oldenburg is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it.
The Amt Oldenburg-Land consists of the following municipalities:
Amt (subnational entity)
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only found in Germany, but formerly also common in northern European countries. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a U.S...
("collective municipality") in the district of Ostholstein
Ostholstein
Ostholstein is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Stormarn, Segeberg and Plön, the Baltic Sea and the city of Lübeck.-History:...
, in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated near the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
coast, around Oldenburg in Holstein. Oldenburg is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it.
The Amt Oldenburg-Land consists of the following municipalities:
- GöhlGöhlGöhl is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
- GremersdorfGremersdorfGremersdorf is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
- GroßenbrodeGroßenbrodeGroßenbrode is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Baltic Sea coast, opposite Fehmarn, approx. 8 km east of Heiligenhafen. Until 1963 it had a ferry connection to Gedser in Denmark. After World War II there was no ferry...
- HeringsdorfHeringsdorf, Schleswig-HolsteinHeringsdorf is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
- NeukirchenNeukirchen, OstholsteinNeukirchen is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
- WangelsWangelsWangels is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....