Ammerland

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

Ammerland
District
Flag of Ammerland
Flag
Coat of arms of Ammerland
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalWesterstede
Area
 • Total728 km2 (281 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)
 • Total127,292
 • 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

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2023" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

Other websites

Media related to Landkreis Ammerland at Wikimedia Commons