12 Sights in Oldenburg, Germany (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Oldenburg, Germany. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 12 sights are available in Oldenburg, Germany.
Sightseeing Tours in Oldenburg1. Heidenwall
The Heidenwall in Oldenburg (Lower Saxony) was a ring wall facility that was created in the 11th century, whose wooden remains were preserved in the ground. The fortification near the Hunte probably served the control of a ford on the river, over which a trade route from the south or from Bremen to East Frisia led. The builders and the time of the system are not known. In terms of city, it is a possible predecessor of a castle that was 2.3 km further east from the position of today's Oldenburg Castle.
2. Schlosswache
The Oldenburg Castle Guard is located on the Schlossplatz and thus in the immediate city centre of Oldenburg. It was built in 1839 as a guard building of the Oldenburg military for military guarding of the castle opposite. After various functions as a police station and office building of the city administration of Oldenburg, the building has been used as a bank building by the Landessparkasse zu Oldenburg (LzO) since 1951 at the latest. The current address (2017) is Schlossplatz 7–8.
3. Ehrenhalle der oldenburgischen Artillerienhain
The Hall of Honour of the Oldenburg Artillery is a memorial to the fallen of the First World War of the East Frisian Field Artillery Regiment No. 62, the Reserve Regiment 20, the replacement division of the FAR 62, the associated ammunition columns and other former members of the regular regiment. The monument was inaugurated in 1921 and is located in Oldenburg at Ofener Straße 19 behind today's Jade University of Applied Sciences.
4. Landesmuseum für Natur und Mensch
The State Museum of Nature and Man Oldenburg in Oldenburg (Oldenburg) is a nationally important collection museum with the departments of archaeology, natural history and ethnology. One focus is on the peatland archaeology of northwest Germany. The interdisciplinary permanent exhibition covers the themes of Moor, Geest and Coast & Marsh. Special exhibitions complement the museum's programme.
5. Kriegerdenkmal 1870/71
The Osternburg War Memorial, currently referred to as the Osternburg War Memorial, was inaugurated on Sunday, 28 November 1875, in memory of the Osternburg fallen of the German War. In 1962, it was moved from its original location in the centre of Osternburg to the Wunderburgpark in Wunderburgstraße.
6. Schlossgarten
The Schlossgarten Oldenburg is a 16-hectare public park in the city of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, northern Germany, located between the Eversten district and the city centre to the north. At the northwest end is a lake and Elisabeth-Anna-Palais and close to the northwest end is the Schloss Oldenburg.
7. Regierungsvertretung Oldenburg
The state parliament building and the State Ministry immediately next to them are historic government buildings on Theodor-Tantzen-Platz in Oldenburg. Both buildings were built from 1914 to 1916/17 on behalf of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg by the Stuttgart architect Paul Bonatz.
Wikipedia: Landtagsgebäude und Staatsministerium Oldenburg (DE), Heritage Website
8. Kramermarkt
The Kramermarkt is an annual folk festival in Oldenburg, Germany. The market starts on Friday between September 26 and October 2 and ends ten days later. The time when the Kramermarkt takes place is also called The Fifth Season in Oldenburg and the surrounding area.
9. Landesbibliothek
The Oldenburg State Library is the regional library for the northwestern part of Lower Saxony and, along with the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library in Hanover and the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel, one of the three state libraries in the state.
10. Hauptbahnhof Süd
Oldenburg Hauptbahnhof is the main passenger station in the city of Oldenburg in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is a through station, with seven platform tracks. Its large reception hall was built in the Art Nouveau style.
11. Horst-Janssen-Museum
Horst-Janssen-Museum is an art museum located in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is dedicated to the work of Horst Janssen, the draftsman, etcher, lithographer, wood engraver, poster artist and illustrator.
12. Prinzenpalais
The Prinzenpalais is a palace, now used as an art museum, in the city of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The museum houses the modern art collection of the State Museum for Art and Cultural History.
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