Ammerland
53°15′N 7°55′E / 53.25°N 7.92°E
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Capital | Westerstede |
| Area | |
| • Total | 728 km2 (281 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 128,253 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/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 | change source]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
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References
[change | change source]Other websites
[change | change source] Media related to Landkreis Ammerland at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
- Parklandschaft Ammerland Tourism website (in German)
- Führs & Fröhling Website (in German)
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