Wildeshausen

Wildeshausen
Coat of arms of Wildeshausen
Location of Wildeshausen within Oldenburg district
Oldenburg (district)Lower SaxonyVechta (district)Diepholz (district)DelmenhorstBremenCloppenburg (district)AmmerlandOldenburgWesermarschColnradeWinkelsettWildeshausenGroßenknetenPrinzhöfteBeckelnDötlingenWardenburgHattenHarpstedtHudeGanderkeseeDünsenKirchseelteGroß Ippener
Wildeshausen is located in Germany
Wildeshausen
Wildeshausen
Wildeshausen is located in Lower Saxony
Wildeshausen
Wildeshausen
Coordinates: 52°54′N 8°26′E / 52.900°N 8.433°E / 52.900; 8.433
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOldenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Jens Kuraschinski[1]
Area
 • Total89.47 km2 (34.54 sq mi)
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total21,154
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
27793
Dialling codes0 44 31
Vehicle registrationOL
Websitewww.wildeshausen.de

Wildeshausen (German pronunciation: [vɪldəsˈhaʊ̯zn̩] ; Low Saxon: Wilshusen) is a town and the capital of the Oldenburg district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated by the river Hunte.

  1. ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.