Ammerland

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

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.

Flag of Ammerland
Coat of arms of Ammerland
Country Germany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalWesterstede
Area
 • Total728 km2 (281 sq mi)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total110,000
 • Density151/km2 (391/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWST
Websiteammerland.de

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

Other websites

  Media related to Landkreis Ammerland at Wikimedia Commons