Diepholz | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
Capital | Diepholz |
Government | |
• District admin. | Cord Bockhop (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,987 km2 (767 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 222,816 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | DH, SY |
Website | diepholz.de |
Diepholz (German pronunciation: [ˈdiːphɔlts]) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the northeast and clockwise) the districts of Verden, Nienburg, Minden-Lübbecke (in North Rhine-Westphalia), Osnabrück, Vechta and Oldenburg, and by the cities of Delmenhorst and Bremen. The most populous municipality is Stuhr at the border to Bremen.