Ammerland

Coordinates: 53°15′N 7°55′E / 53.25°N 7.92°E / 53.25; 7.92
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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 | 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[change | change source]

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

References[change | change source]

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

Other websites[change | change source]

Media related to Landkreis Ammerland at Wikimedia Commons