Oldenburg

Oldenburg is an Independent City in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen, Netherlands at the Hunte river. It has a population of 157,868 (as of 2004) which makes it the fourth biggest in Lower Saxony after Hanover, Brunswick and Osnabrück.

Economy and Infrastructure

Traffic

The city center of Oldenburg is surrounded by a ring of highways (Autobahnen) consisting of A28, A29 and A293. Oldenburg is part of the railroad connections between Norddeich-Leer-Oldenburg-Bremen and Wilhelmshaven-Oldenburg-Osnabrück. InterCity railroad connections to Berlin, Leipzig and Dresden and an InterCity Express connection to Frankfurt exist.

Related Topics:
Autobahn - Railroad - Leer - Wilhelmshaven - InterCity - Berlin - Leipzig - Dresden - InterCity Express - Frankfurt

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Oldenburg is connected to shipping through the Küstenkanal, a ship canal connecting the rivers Ems and Weser. With 1.6 Million tons of goods annually it is the most important non-coastal harbor in Lower Saxony.

Related Topics:
Ship canal - Ems - Weser

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Bicycles play a very important part in personal transportation.

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Media

• Nordwest-Zeitung, daily newspaper for the region
• Oldenburger Stachel, alternative monthly newspaper
• Oldenburger Sonntagszeitung, weekly newspaper
• Huntereport, weekly newspaper
• sisol, school information
• Oldenburg Eins, open TV and Radio station

Education

• Carl von Ossietzky University, founded 1973 and named after Carl von Ossietzky (Website)
• Fachhochschule (University of Applied Sciences) Oldenburg, founded 1971 (Website)

Agriculture

The city is in a largely agricultural area. There are farms near and even in the city. Common agricultural activities are the cultivation of livestock (especially dairy cows and other grazing animals) and crops such as asparagus, corn, and kale.

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