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Mount Oldenburg Mount Oldenburg () is a partly snow-covered summit (topography), peak 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) east of Mount Helms in the east part of Martin Hills. The peak was sketched by J. Campbell Craddock in January 1963. It was named by the Adviso ...

, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica *

Oldenburg (city) Oldenburg (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Ollnborg'') is an independent city in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany. The city is officially named Oldenburg (Oldb) (''Oldenburg in Oldenburg'') to distinguish from Oldenburg in Holstein. During the Fre ...

, an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany **

Oldenburg (district) The district of Oldenburg (German: ''Landkreis Oldenburg'', not to be confused with the cities of Oldenburg and Oldenburg in Holstein) is a district in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the distri ...

, a district historically in Oldenburg Free State and now in Lower Saxony *

Oldenburg in Holstein Oldenburg in Holstein () is a German town at the southwestern shore of the Baltic Sea. The nearest city is Lübeck. The town belongs to the (historical) region of Holstein, today in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Oldenburg was the chi ...

, a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany ** Oldenburg-Land, an association of municipalities near Oldenburg in Holstein *

Oldenburg, Indiana Oldenburg is a town in Ray Township, Franklin County, Indiana, United States. The population was 674 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the 2010 census, Oldenburg has a total area of , all land. History Oldenburg was founded in 1837 b ...

, a town in the United States *

Oldenburg, Texas Oldenburg is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in northeastern Fayette County, Texas, Fayette County, Texas, United States. The community was named after the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, Oldenburg state in Germany.Bishopric of Oldenburg (970–1160), a bishopric that became the Prince-bishopric of Lübeck, now in Schleswig--Holstein *

County of Oldenburg The County of Oldenburg () was a county of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1448 Christian I of Denmark (of the House of Oldenburg), Count of Oldenburg became King of Denmark, and later King of Norway and King of Sweden. One of his grandsons, Adolf, ...

(1091–1774), a state of the Holy Roman Empire, now in Lower Saxony *

Duchy of Oldenburg The Duchy of Oldenburg (), named for its capital, the town of Oldenburg, was a state in the north-west of present-day Germany. The counts of Oldenburg died out in 1667, after which it became a duchy until 1810, when it was annexed by the First ...

(1774–1810), a state of the Holy Roman Empire *

Grand Duchy of Oldenburg The Grand Duchy of Oldenburg (, also known as Holstein-Oldenburg) was a grand duchy within the German Confederation, North German Confederation and German Empire, that consisted of three widely separated territories: Oldenburg, Eutin and Bir ...

(1814–1918), a state of the German Confederation and Empire *

Free State of Oldenburg The Free State of Oldenburg () was a federated state that existed during the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany. It was established in 1918 following the abdication of the Grand Duke Frederick Augustus II of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg after th ...

(1918–1946), a state of the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany *

Oldenburg Land Oldenburg Land () is a region and regional association in the German state of Lower Saxony in the area of the former Grand Duchy of Oldenburg (1815–1918), the later Free State of Oldenburg (1918–1946) and administrative district of Oldenburg ...

, a historical region in Lower Saxony, covering the former free state

Ships

* , a German corvette commissioned in 2013 * , a British passenger ferry * or ''Oldenburg'', a German cargo ship and auxiliary cruiser * , a World War I battleship * , a German armored coastal defense ship * , a German cargo ship and auxiliary cruiser * ''

Suomen Joutsen ''SuomenJoutsen'' is a steel-hulled full-rigged ship with three square rigged masts. Built in 1902 by Chantiers de Penhoët in St. Nazaire, France, as ''Laënnec'', the ship served two French owners before she was sold to German interest in 192 ...

'' or ''Oldenburg'', a full-rigged ship

People

Claes Oldenburg Claes Oldenburg (January 28, 1929 – July 18, 2022) was a Swedish-born American sculptor best known for his public art installations, typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions ...

(1929–2022), Swedish-born American sculptor *

Oldenburg (surname) Oldenburg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Claes Oldenburg (1929–2022), Swedish-American sculptor * Henry Oldenburg (c. 1619–1677), German diplomat and the first Secretary of the Royal Society * Jen Flynn Oldenburg (bor ...

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*the Oldenburg or

Oldenburger The Oldenburg or Oldenburger is a warmblood horse from the north-western corner of Lower Saxony, what was formerly the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg. The breed was built on a mare base of all-purpose farm and carriage horses, today called the Alt-O ...

, a horse breed from Lower Saxony *

House of Oldenburg The House of Oldenburg is a Germans, German dynasty whose members rule or have ruled in Danish Realm, Denmark, Kingdom of Iceland, Iceland, Kingdom of Greece, Greece, Norway, Russian Empire, Russia, Sweden, United Kingdom, the United Kingdom, King ...

, North German noble family, kings of Denmark *

University of Oldenburg The Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg () is a university located in Oldenburg, Germany. History The first teachers training was held in Oldenburg as early as 1793, launched by Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig. A garden seminar for te ...

, Oldenburg, Germany

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