Oldenburg in Holstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
🇩🇪 Oldenburg in Holstein is a German town at the south-western shore of the Baltic Sea. The nearest city is Lübeck. The town belongs to the (historical) region of Holstein, today in the state Schleswig-Holstein of Germany.
Oldenburg was the chief town of the Wagrians, one of the Slavic peoples that migrated as far west as the river Elbe in or after the 6th century (see Völkerwanderung), also known as Wends and Obotrites. They arrived about A.D. 700 and the Pomeranian/Kashubian (Slavic) name was Starigard or Stargard, meaning "Old Settlement", "Old Castle", "Old City/Town"; the German name Oldenburg is of Low German origin and carries the same meaning. The Obotrites were allies of Charlemagne. Emperor Otto I established the bishopric of Oldenburg under Adaldag, archbishop of Hamburg.
To the Northern Germanic Vikings, the city was known as Brandehuse, i.e. "the burned houses", indicating the bellicose times.
For centuries, Starigard/Oldenburg remained the Slavic competitor of Hedeby on the Baltic trade, until the counts Adolph I and Adolph II of Schauenburg and Holstein, supported by Henry the Lion, finally defeated the Wends during the first half of the 12th century.
Europe/Berlin/Schleswig-Holstein
Oldenburg in Holstein has a population of over 9,881 people. Oldenburg in Holstein also forms part of the wider Ostholstein District which has a population of over 202,014 people. It is also a part of the larger Schleswig-Holstein State. Oldenburg in Holstein is situated near Eutin.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Oldenburg in Holstein has links with:
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🏴 Northallerton 54.338
🏴 Scarborough 54.277
🇵🇱 Bartoszyce 54.25
🇩🇪 Landsberg am Lech 10.883
🇩🇪 Sondershausen 10.867
🇬🇶 Ciudad de la Paz 10.817
🇩🇪 Donauwörth 10.8
🇩🇪 Nordhausen 10.794
🇮🇹 Montecatini Terme 10.783
Locations Near: Oldenburg in Holstein 10.8833,54.3
🇩🇪 Eutin 10.617,54.133 d: 25.4
🇩🇪 Bad Schwartau 10.683,53.917 d: 44.6
🇩🇪 Ratzeburg 10.761,53.7 d: 67.2
🇩🇪 Preetz 10.267,54.233 d: 40.7
🇩🇪 Wismar 11.462,53.894 d: 58.8
🇩🇪 Bad Oldesloe 10.367,53.8 d: 65
🇩🇪 Schwerin 11.417,53.626 d: 82.7
🇩🇪 Neumünster 9.983,54.067 d: 64
Antipodal to: Oldenburg in Holstein -169.117,-54.3
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🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15509.4
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15597.1
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