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Oldenburg
Oldenburg's heart throbs in the noteworthy Old City. The city offers itself as a complete pedestrian zone surrounding the Old Town Hall, St. Lamberti Church and the Castle.
Further attractions: Mausoleum, Degodehaus, Lappan, Horst Janssen Museum, Peter-Friedrich-Ludwig-Hospital, Pulverturm (Powder Tower) and the Castle Garden.
Homepage City of Oldenburg
Region Oldenburg Münsterland
The Oldenburg Münsterland is a cultural region that is characterised by a centuries-old relationship with the Westphalian city of Münster and with Oldenburg. These relationships have lastingly influenced the region's development, the traditions of its population as well as the architecture of the Oldenburg Münsterland.
Among other things, the attractions are the Lower Saxony Open-air Museum and the municipal hall in Cloppenburg, the annual horse auctions and horse shows in Vechta, the officially recognised health resort Löningen, the half-timbered houses and sculptures in Damme and other sights.
Towns:
Cloppenburg
Vechta
Friesoythe
Löningen
Damme
Delmenhorst
One could think that Delmenhorst is still a young city. The Town Hall and the "Haus Coburg" municipal gallery were constructed in Art Nouveaux style - but the town is by no means young!
As early as 1247 Count Otto von Oldenburg gave the starting signal for the construction of a count's moated castle "de horst" - hence the name "Delmenhorst". Delmenhorst garnered the rights of municipality in 1371. Over the course of this 700 year history the count's residence of earlier centuries evolved into a medium-sized urban centre with about 80,000 inhabitants today.
The industrial history, which harks back to 1870, is characteristic of the present-day cityscape. The Jute Spinning Mill, the Delmenhorst Linoleum Works and the North German Wool-combing Plant & Combed Yarn Spinning Mill ("Nordwolle") are particularly important names from this era. Their products became pioneering trademarks in the first half of our century and allowed the small town on the Delme River to grow into the largest industrial city in the Oldenburg region.
Homepage City of Delmenhorst
Region Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven is a district-free city situated on the Jade Gulf in Lower Saxony. Up until the end of the Second World War the city lived only from maritime industries. Today it is Germany's largest maritime location and the only German deepwater harbour. For quite a few years Wilhelmshaven has been evolving into one of the most important locations for maritime technology-oriented and maritime economic activities in Germany.
The Town Hall with its 49 metre high tower is the ideal starting point for a stroll through Wilhelmshaven. The view from the town hall tower impressively corroborates the name "Green City on the Sea", and also renders view of the Frisian hinterland, the Jade Gulf and its national park "Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer" ("Lower Saxony Mud Flats"). Special attractions: OCEANIS (underwater exhibition with animation), aquarium, Christ & Garrison Church, "South Beach" (the only one on the North Sea coast), Kniphausen Fortress, swing bridge, art gallery, botanical gardens and the Maritime Museum.
Homepage City of Wilhelmshaven
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