| District of Oldenburg |
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| General |
| Administration¹ | |
Towns and municipalities
in the district
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Special
location features¹ | The District of Oldenburg lies "in the centre of the centres". That means that the major regional centres of Bremen and Oldenburg can be very quickly reached from here as a result of the District's geographical position linking these two prime locations. Outstanding transport links, a good infrastructure and towns and villages with a recognised high quality of living in residential and leisure terms and an attractive diversity of countryside with excellent hiking and cycle touring possibilities make up the special attractiveness of the District and stand for high quality of life within a rural area. The dense network of motorways offers easy access to many business locations.
The District is distinguished by a business-friendly local government both in the eight constituent municipalities (including one so-called integrated municipality) and in the administration of the District of Oldenburg itself. In 2008 the District also won an award for being an "SME-friendly local community" within the state of Niedersachsen.
The Economic Development Company WLO for the District of Oldenburg provides an axis of communication that gives each investor a competent point of contact for any intended project.
In terms of its economic structure, the District of Oldenburg is mainly dominated by small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and has a balanced industrial mix.
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Business sites,
real estates | | Business sites: | 13 |
View | | | Real estates: | 10 |
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| Population |
Population²
| | | | | | | | | | Inhabitants: | 127,282 | | 64,421 |
(50.6 %)
| | 62,861 |
(49.4 %)
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Age structure: |  | |
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Population density²
| | Inhabitants/km²: | 119.7 | |
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| Infrastructure |
| Educational institutions² | | Elementary schools: | 30 | | Secondary schools: | 8 | | Secondary modern schools: | 8 | | Grammar schools: | 3 | | Special schools: | 7 | | Vocational schools: | 2 | | Other educational
facilities¹:
| Vocational schools 2,
including one:
>vocational grammar school, three-year specialist grammar school: technology, business and social studies: focus on heath and nursing
IGS (Integrated comprehensive school), Am Everkamp, Wardenburg
School of Music: Musikschule des Landkreises Oldenburg gGmbH, Wildeshausen
Further details and contact information can be found in the Internet (in German) at:
www.oldenburg-kreis.de >>Bildung & Kultur >>Amt für Schulen und Hochbau
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| Health care¹ | | Other medical health
facilities:
| >Health counselling
>Vaccination advice
>Maternal health advice
>Pregnancy conflict counselling
>Johanneum Hospital in Wildeshausen
>Specialist clinic for orthopaedics in Stenum
>Specialist clinic for youth and young adults with addiction illnesses in Ahlhorn
>Specialist clinic "to Hus" for addicted men and women in Neerstedt
>Juvenile psychiatric clinic of the Wichernstift foundation in Elmeloh
6 rescue stations in Ahlhorn, Bookhorn, Harpstedt, Hude, Sandkrug and Wildeshausen with a total of 6 ambulances, 3 multi-purpose vehicles and 4 emergency vehicles for paramedics
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| Leisure/culture/sport¹ | Leisure
facilities:
| >Sports grounds, gymnasia, sports halls and fitness halls, tennis halls and outdoor tennis courts, as well as riding halls and outdoor riding arenas in all the municipalities.
>777 km of signposted cycle touring routes (cyclist guidance system)
>Youth centres in all municipalities, youth hostels in Sandhatten and Hude, youth camping grounds in Harpstedt, Jugendhof Steinkimmen and Blockhaus Ahlhorn
>Indoor swimming baths in Ganderkesee, Ahlhorn, Harpstedt, Sandkrug, Hude, Wardenburg and Wildeshausen
>Open-air swimming baths in Ganderkesee, Harpstedt, Kirchhatten, Hude and Wildeshausen
>Naturally set bathing lakes by the camping ground Aschenbeck (municipality of Dötlingen), Hohenbökener Moor, Lake Falkenstein (both in the municipality of Ganderkesee),
>Bathing lake in Westerholt (municipality of Wardenburg)
>Kneipp (water treatment) complex in Wildeshausen,
>Golf courses in Dingstede, Hude, Tweelbäke Wildeshausen and Hatterwüsting
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facilities:
| Museums and collections
>Meyers Museumsladen in Brettorf
>Heimatstube Ganderkesee,
>Ganderkesee Bicycle and Engine Technology Museum
>Tractor Museum in Großenkneten,
>Museum Railway "Jan Harpstedt",
>Forge Museum, Hatterwüsting
>Printing Museum, Sandkrug
>Heimatmuseum (local history museum) Vielstedter Bauernhaus
>Cloister history collection in the Klostersaal Hude
>Haus Kimmen Hude, www.haus-kimmen.de
>Moor and Farming Museum in Benthullen
>Alte Ziegelei (brickyard) in Westerholt
>Wardenburg Typewriter Museum
>Dampfkornbranntweinbrennereimuseum (corn liquor, brandy and spirit distillation museum) in Wildeshausen
>Printing Museum in Wildeshausen
>"Prehistory and Modern Times" Museum, Wildeshausen | | | Special amenities on offer: | Wildeshauser-Geest Nature Park 
| Naturpark Wildeshauser-Geest
| Naturpark Wildeshauser-Geest
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| Transport¹ | Comment on the
transport infrastructure:
| The district of Oldenburg is enclosed by a triangle of motorways. The A 1, the A 28 and the A 29 pass through the district of Oldenburg, which means that one of the total of 12 motorway access points can be very quickly reached from every location in the district.
In addition to a well developed rail infrastructure with a total of 13 rail stations and 3 different rail lines, the district of Oldenburg also boasts two airfields in Ganderkesee and in Hatten.
The Ahlhorn military airfield (Fliegerhorst) is currently being developed into a logistics centre. | | |
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| Economics |
Economic strength²  | | | | | | | Gross domestic product 2009:
| 17,918 | 61 % | | | | | | | | | Gross value added 2009 | | - Production sector: | 40,251 | 71 % | | - Service sector: | 49,049 | 93 % | | | | | | | | Net revenue from local business tax 2010:
| 228.56 | 78 % | | Municipal share of income tax 2010:
| 247.59 | 97 % | | |
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Employment³
| | | | | | | | | | | Employed persons: | 29,041 | 12,564 |
(43.3 %)
| 16,477 |
(56.7 %)
| | Change over previous year: | +886 |
(+3.1 %)
| | | Employment rate: | 54.6 | % | |
Employed persons acc. to
economic sectors: |  | | | | | | | | Commuters: | 18,649 | 32,415 | -13,766 | | | |
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| Unemployment³ | |
Major
companies¹ | |
| Business promotion schemes¹ | | You will find an overview of current business promotion schemes and funding programmes under the following link. However, this summary of information can in no way replace an individual consultation. Call us under +49 (0)4431/85 438 and we will be happy to inform you in person. | | | Link to promotion info: | Promotion/funding programmes
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Business promotion
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